The trouble with a true 'off' switch for my stereo is the settings are lost
when it is truely powered down.  So every time I turn it back on, it's at
the default settings.  I have mine wired into the aux battery with a toggle
switch near the ingnition switch.  If I leave my stereo with the faceplate
on and powered up it will drain my small aux battery in about two
days..maybe three, and the dang light is quite bright when you are trying to
sleep on the folding bed.
  Don Hanson

On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 12:01 AM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> 'vacuum florescent' ? - new one on me.
> what I like to do is get an old heated rear wiper switch, or whatever, and
> install it in the blank switch position to the right of the speedo and
> tack...........
> and use it as a true on/off switch, for stereos  that would really rather
> have an accessory position on the ignition switch, which vanagons lack of
> course.
>
> having two batteries and the stereo wired to the aux/non-starting battery
> helps too of course.   No stereo drain can affect the starting battery that
> way.
> I don't like current drain when things are supposed to be 'really off' very
> much. I don't know what the digital clock draws, but it can't be much.
> Scott
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Beierl" <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 11:02 PM
> Subject: Re: stereo power comsumption
>
>
> At 10:41 PM 5/20/2009, Richard A Jones wrote:
>>
>>> OFF                     0.35 <--------  !!
>>>
>>
>> You have to look in the manual and find out how to turn it off so
>> that the vacuum-fluorescent display shuts off.  Unlike an LCD display
>> it's a power hog.
>>
>>
>>  --
>> David Beierl - Providence RI USA --
>> http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
>> '89 Po' White Star "Scamp"
>>
>