Re: CB power
You will get all kinds of 'short cut' answers. Run both directly to the
battery. Make sure your pos(+) is fused. tw Nathan Otis wrote: > > Hey fellas. I'm wiring a new CB tomorrow and I want to do it right. I > can't find the exact answer I'm looking for on the All Seeing Eye, so > here I am. > > When wiring power, I understand it's best to go to the source (battery). > What I don't know is... > > 1. Should BOTH the red AND black wire be connected to the battery @ pos > and neg terminals respectively? > > 2. If not, then the black wire should be attached to ground, but where? > > 2a. Should I ground in the engine compartment or... > > 2b. Is it best to make the ground wire as short as possible (i.e., > shorten the black wire to around a foot or two and ground in the cab)? > > > Thanks. > n. |
Re: CB power
You will get all kinds of 'short cut' answers. Run both directly to the
battery. Make sure your pos(+) is fused. tw Nathan Otis wrote: > > Hey fellas. I'm wiring a new CB tomorrow and I want to do it right. I > can't find the exact answer I'm looking for on the All Seeing Eye, so > here I am. > > When wiring power, I understand it's best to go to the source (battery). > What I don't know is... > > 1. Should BOTH the red AND black wire be connected to the battery @ pos > and neg terminals respectively? > > 2. If not, then the black wire should be attached to ground, but where? > > 2a. Should I ground in the engine compartment or... > > 2b. Is it best to make the ground wire as short as possible (i.e., > shorten the black wire to around a foot or two and ground in the cab)? > > > Thanks. > n. |
Re: CB power
You will get all kinds of 'short cut' answers. Run both directly to the
battery. Make sure your pos(+) is fused. tw Nathan Otis wrote: > > Hey fellas. I'm wiring a new CB tomorrow and I want to do it right. I > can't find the exact answer I'm looking for on the All Seeing Eye, so > here I am. > > When wiring power, I understand it's best to go to the source (battery). > What I don't know is... > > 1. Should BOTH the red AND black wire be connected to the battery @ pos > and neg terminals respectively? > > 2. If not, then the black wire should be attached to ground, but where? > > 2a. Should I ground in the engine compartment or... > > 2b. Is it best to make the ground wire as short as possible (i.e., > shorten the black wire to around a foot or two and ground in the cab)? > > > Thanks. > n. |
Re: CB power
On Sun, 09 Sep 2007 10:34:07 GMT, x <x@x.com> wrote:
>On Sat, 08 Sep 2007 23:11:49 -0600, Nathan Otis wrote: > >> >> Hey fellas. I'm wiring a new CB tomorrow and I want to do it right. I >> can't find the exact answer I'm looking for on the All Seeing Eye, so >> here I am. >> >> When wiring power, I understand it's best to go to the source (battery). >> What I don't know is... >> >> 1. Should BOTH the red AND black wire be connected to the battery @ pos >> and neg terminals respectively? >> >> 2. If not, then the black wire should be attached to ground, but where? >> >> 2a. Should I ground in the engine compartment or... >> >> 2b. Is it best to make the ground wire as short as possible (i.e., >> shorten the black wire to around a foot or two and ground in the cab)? >> >> >> Thanks. >> n. > > >Be very cautious when dealing with any and all info and links provided by >Bill ------. > > > Having used Firestik antennas for a number of years, I'd trust anything on their site...even if you provided the link. Wish you guys'd give it a rest. -- Old Crow "Yol Bolson!" '82 FLTC-P "Miss Pearl" '95 YJ Rio Grande BS#133, SENS, TOMKAT, MAMBM -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
Re: CB power
On Sun, 09 Sep 2007 10:34:07 GMT, x <x@x.com> wrote:
>On Sat, 08 Sep 2007 23:11:49 -0600, Nathan Otis wrote: > >> >> Hey fellas. I'm wiring a new CB tomorrow and I want to do it right. I >> can't find the exact answer I'm looking for on the All Seeing Eye, so >> here I am. >> >> When wiring power, I understand it's best to go to the source (battery). >> What I don't know is... >> >> 1. Should BOTH the red AND black wire be connected to the battery @ pos >> and neg terminals respectively? >> >> 2. If not, then the black wire should be attached to ground, but where? >> >> 2a. Should I ground in the engine compartment or... >> >> 2b. Is it best to make the ground wire as short as possible (i.e., >> shorten the black wire to around a foot or two and ground in the cab)? >> >> >> Thanks. >> n. > > >Be very cautious when dealing with any and all info and links provided by >Bill ------. > > > Having used Firestik antennas for a number of years, I'd trust anything on their site...even if you provided the link. Wish you guys'd give it a rest. -- Old Crow "Yol Bolson!" '82 FLTC-P "Miss Pearl" '95 YJ Rio Grande BS#133, SENS, TOMKAT, MAMBM -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
Re: CB power
On Sun, 09 Sep 2007 10:34:07 GMT, x <x@x.com> wrote:
>On Sat, 08 Sep 2007 23:11:49 -0600, Nathan Otis wrote: > >> >> Hey fellas. I'm wiring a new CB tomorrow and I want to do it right. I >> can't find the exact answer I'm looking for on the All Seeing Eye, so >> here I am. >> >> When wiring power, I understand it's best to go to the source (battery). >> What I don't know is... >> >> 1. Should BOTH the red AND black wire be connected to the battery @ pos >> and neg terminals respectively? >> >> 2. If not, then the black wire should be attached to ground, but where? >> >> 2a. Should I ground in the engine compartment or... >> >> 2b. Is it best to make the ground wire as short as possible (i.e., >> shorten the black wire to around a foot or two and ground in the cab)? >> >> >> Thanks. >> n. > > >Be very cautious when dealing with any and all info and links provided by >Bill ------. > > > Having used Firestik antennas for a number of years, I'd trust anything on their site...even if you provided the link. Wish you guys'd give it a rest. -- Old Crow "Yol Bolson!" '82 FLTC-P "Miss Pearl" '95 YJ Rio Grande BS#133, SENS, TOMKAT, MAMBM -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
Re: CB power
On Sun, 09 Sep 2007 10:34:07 GMT, x <x@x.com> wrote:
>On Sat, 08 Sep 2007 23:11:49 -0600, Nathan Otis wrote: > >> >> Hey fellas. I'm wiring a new CB tomorrow and I want to do it right. I >> can't find the exact answer I'm looking for on the All Seeing Eye, so >> here I am. >> >> When wiring power, I understand it's best to go to the source (battery). >> What I don't know is... >> >> 1. Should BOTH the red AND black wire be connected to the battery @ pos >> and neg terminals respectively? >> >> 2. If not, then the black wire should be attached to ground, but where? >> >> 2a. Should I ground in the engine compartment or... >> >> 2b. Is it best to make the ground wire as short as possible (i.e., >> shorten the black wire to around a foot or two and ground in the cab)? >> >> >> Thanks. >> n. > > >Be very cautious when dealing with any and all info and links provided by >Bill ------. > > > Having used Firestik antennas for a number of years, I'd trust anything on their site...even if you provided the link. Wish you guys'd give it a rest. -- Old Crow "Yol Bolson!" '82 FLTC-P "Miss Pearl" '95 YJ Rio Grande BS#133, SENS, TOMKAT, MAMBM -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
Re: CB power
twaldron wrote: > You will get all kinds of 'short cut' answers. Run both directly to the > battery. Make sure your pos(+) is fused. > > tw Thanks so much, T-Dub. I haven't been around here for quite some time... It's comforting that nothing has changed. |
Re: CB power
twaldron wrote: > You will get all kinds of 'short cut' answers. Run both directly to the > battery. Make sure your pos(+) is fused. > > tw Thanks so much, T-Dub. I haven't been around here for quite some time... It's comforting that nothing has changed. |
Re: CB power
twaldron wrote: > You will get all kinds of 'short cut' answers. Run both directly to the > battery. Make sure your pos(+) is fused. > > tw Thanks so much, T-Dub. I haven't been around here for quite some time... It's comforting that nothing has changed. |
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