I believe the wiring to the stereo goes to the fuse box for the fuse that feeds the key on power.� I may be misunderstanding what you are saying, but coming off the fuse box�provide plenty of juice.

--- On Wed, 5/30/12, David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> wrote:
I'd suggest a relay if you do that. I've been inside that switch and
it's definitely not made for carrying any real load. It's a pretty
nasty kluge, in fact. I don't think I'd trust it even with an
amp. The rest of the ignition switch may be too light, but it's well designed.

Yours,
David

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At 01:32 PM 5/30/2012, David_Vickery wrote:
>one of the nice mods people do is to wire the radio to the key-in
>position.� that way radio will work w/o the engine running but won't
>drain the battery when van is parked.� I haven't done it but it is
>simple. Sarah Kieschnick