854TGA+ Posted July 22, 2004 Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 I am in the process of installing an Alpine cd changer (#CHM-S620) to a factory audio unit (SC811) in our 1994 850 Turbo. I have purchased the adapter/interface (#ALVOL1 Soundgate) required to connect these devices together. My question is where is the best/safest location to gain (+12 volt battery source) for the yellow wire of the ALVOL1 interface? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bing_0 Posted July 22, 2004 Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 safest bet is always a direct link to the battery with a small fuse on it, but i would say a constant "hot" wire somewhere behind the radio (used to keep the clocks and settings etc), would work fine..., but you would probabl yhave to extend it back to the cd changer b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potroast Posted July 22, 2004 Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 my adaptor ran power through the changer cable, so I just used the power behind the radio.however, if you need power in the trunk area of the sedan, you can get it from the antenna. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
854TGA+ Posted July 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2004 Sorry Guys, I might not have been as clear as I should have been reguarding the 12 volt power supply I am looking for our cd player. The adapter we purchased fits to the back of the radio, and a small 7 inche yellow wire comes off the adapter. I don't really want to run a wire from the cabin to the battery. Is there not a junction or fuse box I can tie into. The car is equiped with a hard wired cell phone. Where did they get the power? Can I tap into that power supply? Hoping to get this thing wired today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potroast Posted July 23, 2004 Report Share Posted July 23, 2004 Sorry Guys, I might not have been as clear as I should have been reguarding the 12 volt power supply I am looking for our cd player. The adapter we purchased fits to the back of the radio, and a small 7 inche yellow wire comes off the adapter. I don't really want to run a wire from the cabin to the battery. Is there not a junction or fuse box I can tie into. The car is equiped with a hard wired cell phone. Where did they get the power? Can I tap into that power supply? Hoping to get this thing wired today.←that's the "remote" wire. I run mine off of the constant 12V supply in the radio harness... You could run it off the ACC supply in the harness, but then you won't be able to eject the cartridge when the car is off -- so the 12V is a better option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bing_0 Posted July 23, 2004 Report Share Posted July 23, 2004 well, one thing about hooking it up to a 12v constant power is that your cd player may have a idle current, meaning it sucks a little bit of powr when its on, whcih if you park your car a long time, it could drain the battery. personally, I would hook it to your ACC wire or your ignition...but both will work...b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
854TGA+ Posted July 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2004 Thanks for the info Guys! I ended up a stereo place this afternoon, he hacked into the audio harness. Works great! No worry about this car sitting still, 332,000 kms on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
854TGA+ Posted July 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2004 On second thought, having the cd player wired to the audio harness what kind of time frame are we talking about before it would drain the battery down. We are thinking about leaving the car at an airport for 2 weeks, should we expect battery issues when we return? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potroast Posted July 24, 2004 Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 i have left my 854 for nearly a month while I traveled, and it started up just fine. Current draw will be extremely minimal -- maybe 150 mA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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