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Subject:Re: Battery recharge and stereo
From:Loren Busch
Date:Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:25:04 -0800

On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 5:19 PM, Mike S <mikes@flatsurface.com> wrote:

> At 07:57 PM 2/23/2009, Loren Busch wrote...
> There is no accessory position on a Vanagon, so it's either wired so you
> have to have the ignition on to play the radio (which is bad for the
> ignition, in addition to drawing more power), or it's on all the time. Which
> is "proper?"

Mike the point I was trying to make is that at least in my rig the radio is
wired to an 'always hot' wire.  I turn it on or off from the  living space
with the remote at will, no key needed and no cutout switch because I've not
had it pull down the battery.
BTW, all my internals, radio included, are running off the aux battery.