Although I've not done this the common solution is this. (assuming the car is
positive ground and the radio is negative ground).
You can wire the radio just like it should be wired, neg to neg, pos to pos.
But you MUST isolate the entire radio chassis (and I
assume the aerial, and speakers from the body of the car.
Larry Hoy
On Wed, 17 Oct 2001 09:13:07 -0500, Fred Talmadge wrote:
>Motorola made a box that would convert 6 to 12 volt and also + to -
>ground. I used them in my old VW to install a tape player. Not sure if
>the box is still available, it was a long time ago.
>
>Fred
>www.96trees.com
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>At 05:58 AM 10/17/2001 -0700, Don Mathis wrote:
>>Radio Shack has a great close out on a 50 Watt stereo auto amplifier.
>> I bought one. Now the classic problem: I thought I could just
>>insulate it and run the + and - wires from the battery. Now
>>I'm beginning to wonder if I'm not making a really big spark/fire
>>hazard. I was going to mount this in the trunk. Anyone else
>>go through this?
>>
>>Thanks for your help. By the way they also have some neat enclosed
>>speakers that will be great to mount in the foot wells on sale
>>for $14.95 a pair.
>>
>>Don Mathis
>>770-798-3463
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