CB power
09-09-2007, 10:30 AM
#11
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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.
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.
09-09-2007, 10:30 AM
#12
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Posts: n/a
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.
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.
09-09-2007, 10:30 AM
#13
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Posts: n/a
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.
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.
09-09-2007, 10:40 AM
#14
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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
>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
--
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09-09-2007, 10:40 AM
#15
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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
>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
--
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09-09-2007, 10:40 AM
#16
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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
>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
09-09-2007, 10:40 AM
#17
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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
>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
--
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09-09-2007, 11:50 AM
#18
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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.
09-09-2007, 11:50 AM
#19
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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.
09-09-2007, 11:50 AM
#20
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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.