Cab Radio (1 Viewer)

[jtp890]

Just a general enquiry, if I leave radio playing on auxillary ignition position, can this flatten main battery.
Any way we can connect to leisure batteries.
Thanks
Jim

 

[jtp890]

Forgot van is Dethleffs 7014, 2007 on Renault Master 2.5, 120bhp

 

[MC 55 FUN]

Yes it can / will.

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[canopus]

Just a general enquiry, if I leave radio playing on auxillary ignition position, can this flatten main battery.
Any way we can connect to leisure batteries.
Thanks
Jim

No radios run on fresh air

 

[JimJams]

Really the only sensible way would be to wire and run a new 12v leisure feed behind your dashboard and wire into the head unit direct with a switch inline.. you may be lucky and find a permanent 12v leisure feed behind your dashboard with your probe but I very much unfortunately doubt it.

And yes it will very much flatten your engine battery (all this depending on how much you listen to the radio of course!)

 

[Cavs]

I've rewired my radio and the two dashboard sockets to the leisure battery. On this van there is a box channel running back from the cab battery area to the mid point where the 12v Electroblock resides, so it was relatively straightforward. Dropping a cable down from the back of the radio area to the floor below is quite easy.

I've put in a separate switch to switch on the radio to take the place of the ignition switch. Be careful to keep a continuous supply as well as a switched supply so you keep the memory and settings.

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