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 76camper
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| posted on February 10th, 2006 at 09:09 PM |
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Acessories switch
Hey guyz,
Feels like i have an acessories switch with my ignition barrrel (???) but i cant seem to find a fuse which will show a difference with it turned on.
Im wanting to hook my head unit upto it... Anyone know where i might find the output if indeed it does have an acc on switch. Its a 76 kombi
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| posted on February 11th, 2006 at 07:59 AM |
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it will have an accessories position... this is the position when your dash lights (gen/alt warning light and oil pressure warning light) come on when
the engine is not running.
i think there is only one or two fuses which are powered in the accessories position.
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| posted on February 11th, 2006 at 09:11 AM |
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hmmm, In most modern cars, there is a acc on position before this. When those lights on ur dash come on your coil is charged and thus wasting more
power and like me if you have an accufire or like ignition then thats going to burn out. It feels to me like there is a position before the position
your thinking about (where coil is charged) but im not sure and cant see anything on the wiring diagram besides a warning buzzer for when ign is on
and door opens but my bus doesnt have one, well not at the moment anyway.
Thanx for the reply, any one know if there is an acc on position for ign on position? Cheers
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| posted on February 12th, 2006 at 01:25 PM |
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some1 must have connected up a head unit to something, its getting really annoying having to turn the head unit off and on every time i get in and out
of the car.
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| posted on February 12th, 2006 at 01:43 PM |
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There is no accessories position on the key. You have to either have your headunit go on and off with ignition, or have it on permanently, and you
have to turn the head unit on and off.
Problems arising are that you cannot listen to the radio without the ign on. Bad for drive-in theaters or camping.
If you headunit still draws minimal power if powered up on standby mode, you can end up with a flat battery after a few weeks.
So your choices are to hook the power wire up to permenant power, and the standby power wire to either permanent or ignition power.
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| posted on February 12th, 2006 at 02:54 PM |
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i just run mine thru a flick switch. so ic an listen when the ignition is off and not burn points
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| posted on February 12th, 2006 at 04:28 PM |
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Ok, thanx for all the replies! Now that i know there isnt an acc on position i am going to install a flick switch which will run the head unit acc on
wire to either the ign on fuse in the fuse box or constant 12v power regardless of ign position. This means for around town etc i can just use the ign
as an on off source but if i wana listen to radio without car running i will just flick the switch :-)
Down to jaycar to find a suitable switch...
Cheers guyz, great help as usual :-) :beer
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| posted on June 9th, 2006 at 10:49 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by 76camper
Ok, thanx for all the replies! Now that i know there isnt an acc on position i am going to install a flick switch which will run the head unit acc on
wire to either the ign on fuse in the fuse box or constant 12v power regardless of ign position. This means for around town etc i can just use the ign
as an on off source but if i wana listen to radio without car running i will just flick the switch :-)
Down to jaycar to find a suitable switch...
Cheers guyz, great help as usual :-) :beer
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howd u go with this?? im keen to know cos ive just put in a compufire and want to be able to turn the stereo on without frying it without the ignition
running
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| posted on June 9th, 2006 at 11:27 PM |
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just use a test light and find a permanent on fuse in the fuse box and use a piggyback connector and plug them on together ,thats what i did in my
caravelle and all i do is push the face release button and it turns off 
either thator put a normal toggle switch in your main power line to your unit not the backup power and turn on and off as needed:thumb
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| posted on June 11th, 2006 at 09:55 AM |
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i used the old buzzer terminal in my beetle
dunno if kombis have it or not but beetles from 71 on have a terminal on the ignition swtich that is for the buzzer that went off if u got out of ur
car with the key still in the ignition
if u hook ur stereo up to that it will only work if your key is in the ignition but doesnt have to be turned on
its basically the same as an accesories postion
im pretty sure the terminal is marked "S"
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| posted on June 11th, 2006 at 12:33 PM |
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na no buzzer in mine. woulda been awesome tho!
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