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Dale
Advanced Member
Username: Dale
Post Number: 637
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 - 7:53 pm: | 
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got a uniden grant xl in mobile wired both leads to battery.question is i had to add extra cord to make it to battery i got the standard 16gage
on back of radio and added more of same gag wire to make it to the battery.should have i went wiuth larger wirer or is this fine seems to work ok |
Kid_vicious
Senior Member
Username: Kid_vicious
Post Number: 2401
Registered: 9-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 - 9:35 pm: |
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16ga. is just fine until you get over about 15-20 feet.
if the radio has been hot rodded and is doing 20-25 watts; then you should run 12ga. wire to the battery.
you can find 12ga. three pin power cords that will fit the grant XL pretty cheap.
matt |
Dale
Advanced Member
Username: Dale
Post Number: 642
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Monday, February 19, 2007 - 8:28 pm: |
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the radio is doing 2wattdk/12-15watt swingand15wattpepon ssb.im uncertain of amount i used.lets see i used the normal 16 gage power cord thts comes stanard with galaxy,rci,ect brand new in the package i got with another radio i got from copper.i got the radio placed on the floor with hump mount power cord goes under dash out drivers door.then the added section starts there and its a srright run from
the door/inderfender.the car is a 89 chevy celerbty |
Cowboy_bob
Member
Username: Cowboy_bob
Post Number: 53
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 27, 2007 - 9:54 pm: |
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I use 12ga speaker wire on my home theater stereo. USE at least 10ga wire on your mobile cb... Use 8 or 6 if you intend to use a linear in the future. |
Guardian
Junior Member
Username: Guardian
Post Number: 41
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Monday, June 11, 2007 - 12:47 pm: |
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how do i cut out the noise i get from my electric fuel pump on my full size bronco it gives me about 7 s units of noise. |
Tech237
Moderator
Username: Tech237
Post Number: 809
Registered: 4-2004
| | Posted on Monday, June 11, 2007 - 1:27 pm: |
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Try adding a condesor from the Positive feed on the pump to ground. Also wind any spare power cable for the CB on a toroid core. Wind half the core clockwise and the other half counter-clockwise.
Make sure than antenna is not too close to the pump and buy a couple of clip on ferrite cores. Install them on the outside of teh coax as close as possible to the antenna.
Simon
Tech237
KD7IEB
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Hotwire
Senior Member
Username: Hotwire
Post Number: 2254
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 12, 2007 - 11:25 am: |
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Yes! A condenser can be a big help! The way I have done it my self and for others is installing it on the radio.
You bolt the condenser to the radio chassis and then splice the condenser wire into the radios positive power wire. Will be suprised how well it works for noise that gets in through the power wires!
I just use a 12 volt condenser from the auto parts store.
Kenny
cef491(27.115lsb)
2sf491(27.555usb)
Indiana
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Johhn
Member
Username: Johhn
Post Number: 56
Registered: 8-2007
| | Posted on Sunday, September 23, 2007 - 8:54 pm: |
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My Tauras has a black condencer on the side of the coil pack on a v-6 3.0 l 99'year.[Ford].
I bought extras,I Put them on,1-at the cooling ele.fan,
1-at the plug too the fuel pump.
johhn |
Johhn
Member
Username: Johhn
Post Number: 57
Registered: 8-2007
| | Posted on Sunday, September 23, 2007 - 9:20 pm: |
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Now I will put one on the side of my mobil radio.. johhn |
