From: zain@nowhere.com   
      
   On Tue, 05 May 2009 03:38:51 -0700, SMS    
   wrote:   
      
   >Zain wrote:   
   >   
   >> Don't really need a fuse for the solar charger, but it doesn't hurt   
   >> anyway.   
   >   
   >The fuse isn't to protect the solar charger, it's in case there's ever a   
   >short in the wire between the battery and the solar charger. The fuse   
   >should be right where the wire attaches to the battery. Every   
   >after-market device that connects directly to the battery (air horns,   
   >fog lights, etc., has fuse very close to the battery terminal.   
      
   Thanks. I knew it wasn't to protect the solar charger, but my   
   understanding is that fuses stop a potential fire if the accessory   
   attached sends too much juice down the wire and it overheats. Is that   
   right? So the only point I was making is that the solar charger only   
   trickles like 12 milliamps at best... and the wire is 14 gauge I   
   believe. But you're right that I should put one in anyway, just   
   because if I ever sell this truck someone else might plug something   
   else in.   
      
   IAC, I decided against adding a 2nd socket because I didn't feel   
   comfortable going through the firewall and there was really nowhere to   
   put a 2nd socket that would be unobtrusive and convenient. Plus, I   
   don't use the existing lighter for anything, so I decided to re-wire   
   it.   
      
   There were two wires feeding the interior fuse box from what looked   
   like was probably the engine compartment, as they were fed in through   
   the chassis along the forward door frame on the driver side, going   
   directly to the fuse box, with a fuse inline just before the box. One   
   red, one orange. The red one had juice even with the key off, the   
   orange did not. So I figured, red's my guy.   
      
   The wire coming to the back of the cig socket had a small connector on   
   it to slide on to a post on the back of the socket. So I slipped off   
   the connector and cut the wire about 2" back, leaving a tail on the   
   connector so I could use it with the new wire. (At the point I cut   
   this wire, it disappeared into a bundle of other wires with which it   
   was bound, so I could not see where it went.)   
      
   I cut a length of wire I had on hand, same gauge as the red juice wire   
   (and as it happened, the tail on the cig wire), and I connected the   
   connector tail to one end. Then I disconnected the neg battery   
   terminal, and took the red wire and shaved it's sheath away, exposing   
   the wire. I wrapped the bare end of my new wire around this exposed   
   area, then dropped a little solder and wrapped it in tape.   
      
   Reconnected the battery terminal and tried the lighter without the   
   key. Worked great. BUT.... no radio now!!   
      
   I just checked all the fuses and they look good, but I don't know   
   which one is the radio fuse. Does someone know, or can you point me to   
   a wiring diagram? The harness on the back of the unit was in place and   
   fine.   
      
   I am stumped! Any help would be appreciated!   
      
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