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Re: Fuba Antenna power antenna wire?
The power antenna lead can also be used to trigger the remote on a relay for an amplifier. Most amps do
have a remote lead for an internal relay.
john
Ewan Hopkins wrote:
> You frequently do get a switched 12V supply FROM the head unit, but it is
> usually pretty low power - NOT for driving an audio amp or anything like
> that. Most I've seen are blue or blue/white. You'd use it to trigger an
> electric aerial or any other switching circuit or to run an aerial
> amplifier.
>
> HTH,
>
> Ewan Hopkins
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Cory Fonger [mailto:scirocc09@yahoo.com]
> > Sent: 24 August 1999 08:15
> > To: scirocco list
> > Subject: Re: Fuba Antenna power antenna wire?
> >
> >
> > i was wondering where to stick it too, hehehe. well i was
> > thinking that
> > i saw a 12v source FROM the radio, but i might have been
> > seeing things,
> > well ill hafta check now.
> >
> >
> > --- Chris Chemidlin <spredhaus@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: archive@porknet.fdns.net
> > >
> > > >
> > > >Hey,
> > > >
> > > >I was installing a stereo head unit i'd forgotten I had in my
> > > >Scirocco today when I was about to plug in the antenna wire and
> > > noticed a
> > > >small black wire running with the antenna wire. I started to think
> > > maybe it
> > > >was a power antenna wire
> > > >that I should hook to my head unit.
> > > >
> > > >So, if anyone would care to verify or invalidate my theory, please
> > > do so!
> > > >Hopefully it is the signal amplifier turn-on lead and not only will
> > > it
> > > >help me out but maybe solve the reception problems other
> > people have
> > > been
> > > >having.
> > > >
> > > >Thanks,
> > > >
> > > >-Toby
> > > >
> > > >--
> > > >'87 Flash Silver Metallic Scirocco 16V
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > The Fuba does have a power wire going to it.
> > > Since my car (84 uGLI) didn't originally come with a fuba,
> > > when I installed it, I ran a wire to my amp, and attached it to the
> > > SWITCHED
> > > terminal. This is the terminal that turns the amp on or off. from
> > > there, it
> > > goes back to the head to the POWER ANTENNA lead.
> > >
> > > I think, if you run a wire from your power antenna lead to the fuba,
> > > you
> > > should be ok.
> > >
> > > Since Im no radio guru (my cars usually are the *radio delete*
> > > model), I
> > > could be totally wrong!
> > >
> > >
> > > CHRIS CHEMIDLIN
> > > http://www.spredhaus.com
> > > http://www.angelfire.com/nj/spredhaus
> > > 58 Type1 Ragtop
> > > 84 Jetta uGLi
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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