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Subject:Re: Aux battery hookup
From:Dennis Jowell
Date:Mon, 25 May 2015 06:23:10 -0400

Trying to figure it how to rewire the radio to be shut completely off when I want it off. Add toggle switch somewhere in line ? I have the GOWESTY aux. kit installed. I'll get this battery setup done somehow. Thanks for any suggestions.

Dennis Jowell
Scotch Hollow Farm
Newbury, Vermont 

> On May 8, 2015, at 6:43 AM, Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM> wrote:
> 
>        Denis, the radio could be the culprit.  I’ve seen some of these new fancy radios that draw a lot of power just for the faceplate even though the radio is off.  It’s like your new TVs, you turn it off, but really it is not off but constantly using power to keep the processors alive so it does not take a long time to boot up when YOU turn it on.
> 
> 
>> On May 7, 2015, at 3:06 PM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote:
>> 
>> I'll check it out when I get back to my farm. I have a good meter. Maybe
>> the radio pulling in the power.
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> 
> Cheers,    
> 
> Frank Condelli
> Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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