Indash LCD install question
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Forum Name: Mobile Video, GPS, and Navigation
Forum Discription: Mobile Video Head Units, DVD Players, LCD and TFT Monitors, Navigation, GPS, PS2, PS3, XBox, etc.
URL: https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=47145
Printed Date: May 21, 2024 at 7:59 PM
Topic: Indash LCD install question
Posted By: ryan0204
Subject: Indash LCD install question
Date Posted: January 07, 2005 at 2:29 PM
To power my cd receiver I setup a fuse tap on the winshield wiper fuse and was wondering if it would cause any problems if I used that same line to power an indash lcd?
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Posted By: switch_hitter
Date Posted: January 07, 2005 at 3:04 PM
dont do it, just run a fused 12v wire from the battery. It's too easy
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Posted By: ryan0204
Date Posted: January 07, 2005 at 3:27 PM
Where on the battery would I connect the wire?
Posted By: sbcaprice305
Date Posted: January 08, 2005 at 8:13 PM
on the power side..aka red post...depending weather it top or side mount you could just make some space and stick it in..
Posted By: ryan0204
Date Posted: January 09, 2005 at 8:21 PM
Ok, thanks. Just out of curiosity, what would happen if I had the lcd and radio connected to the same line? Would I just run the risk of overloading it?
Posted By: Ravendarat
Date Posted: January 10, 2005 at 9:29 AM
If you run a wire to the battery, say 16 gauge, and prperly fuse it you should have no problems running both off that wire.
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Posted By: ryan0204
Date Posted: January 14, 2005 at 1:02 PM
Sorry for the confusion, I meant would it cause an overload if I hooked up the lcd the the wiper line that I'm already using to power the head unit?
Posted By: Jschult3
Date Posted: January 15, 2005 at 2:33 PM
If you pull your dash apart you can probably grab +12 volts from the ignition harness. Why not just use the +12 volts for the radio? Should not be that much of a power drain but check the spec's on the instructions to see how much it auctually draws. Could save you some time from trying to feed primary wire through the firewall. ------------- Jeff
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Posted By: ryan0204
Date Posted: January 15, 2005 at 3:50 PM
Thats the question I was asking, if there would be any problem hooking up a radio and lcd to the same +12v source. The lcd draws 8W.
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