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GaryB
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Response Posted - 04/29/2011 :  19:44:17  Show Profile
Got my new toy in today. Hopefully I'll have time to get it installed this weekend.

I won't have any amps or extra equipment attached toit. Just the radio out of the box and 4 speakers. What size fuse would be appropriate?
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Stu Jackson C34
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Response Posted - 04/30/2011 :  08:59:20  Show Profile
The radio should come with its own fuses in line to the power wiring. My stereo is to a 10 A fuse on the main DC panel.
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Voyager
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Response Posted - 04/30/2011 :  19:38:16  Show Profile
Most radios come with two +positive leads: the main power lead, which can be a #16, #14 or #12 wire, and a very thin #18 or #16 wire. The thicker one is usually red and the thinner one is mainly yellow or white.

The thin one is for retention of your memory settings. It should never be disconnected through an on-off switch, else the radio will forget all its presets. It should always be connected. It takes a few milliamps, so under normal conditions, it will not affect your battery.

The heavy red power lead MUST be disconnected from the battery when you are not on the boat. Mine takes about 1 Amp idling current whether the unit's power switch is on or <u>off</u>, so an ON-OFF switch built into the power panel or somewhere in line with the radio is recommended.

If your stereo uses 1 Amp continuously your battery(ies) will be dead within a few days.

But you should remember to permanently connect the thin memory wire.
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pastmember
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Response Posted - 05/01/2011 :  07:34:57  Show Profile
you have a 10 amp in the wiring harness plug on the back of the unit
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GaryB
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Response Posted - 05/01/2011 :  08:36:05  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by pastmember</i>
<br />you have a 10 amp in the wiring harness plug on the back of the unit
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Guess it would help if I took it out of the box before asking a question. I saw the wiring harness in the top of the box and didn't see the fuse holder I was expecting to see.

Thanks for info Frank.
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GaryB
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Response Posted - 05/01/2011 :  15:14:19  Show Profile
OK so I found some Sony XS-F1621 speakers in the garage. They've never been used.

Wondering if these will work in the cabin? They are not waterproof.

[url="http://www.crutchfield.com/p_158XSF1621/Sony-F-Series-6-1-2-Speakers.html?tp=95&tab=review"]Sony Speakers[/url]

What do I need to know about hooking these up to the radio? Do I hook them up to the connections for the front speakers or 1 to the front and 1 to the rear speaker connections. I assume I hook them up to the front speaker connections attaching 1 to the left and 1 to the right. Do I then turn the fade all the way to the front setting to get the full volume levels if so desired?

If I later add another set for the cockpit do I need to be concerned about any power levels or ohms, etc...?

Here are the speaker specs:

Max input power - 140 watts
Rated input power - 35 watts
Impedence - 4 ohms
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pastmember
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Response Posted - 05/01/2011 :  15:50:34  Show Profile
My boat has a shelf across the aft end of the port quarterberth so I located my unit there, it makes the USB connection reach well into the cockpit. I wired the interior speakers as rears and the cockpit as front. I used existing 4" holes everywhere so I bought new Polyplaner speakers and put the better pair in the cockpit. I used blue connectors at first but they were for larger gauge wire so I switched out for the smaller red color inline splicers. If I had used nuts they would have been grey. (My wiring has sense been dressed.)
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