"Melandre" wrote in message
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Yes, I think I am willing to live without having the presets and clock.
Just don't want to drain the battery so I'll do without a
constant/permanent conection.

Not sure I understand what you mean by "If the accessory switch is
fused for 10 amps or less, you are ok". Do you mean I just need to
make sure I put a 10A blade-type fuse in the fuse block (at the
currently unused Accessory Switch connector) in addition to the one
that is already at the back of the stereo unit?

Yes. Stick a 10 amp fuse in the fuse holder. This fuse will protect your
wires to the radio. The fuse in the radio will protect... the radio.
Sounds weird, but this is the correct way to do it.


Also, the supplied wire are too short to reach the fuse block so I will
need to buy extra wires. Do I need to look for specific rating or any
wires will do?

20 AWG is rated for 10 amps, however I would use 16 AWG. Also, remember
that if you add to the ground wire it should also be as large in capacity as
the 12 volt supply wire. (16 AWG).

You *should* use marine wire and connectors also. The wire will be silver
tinned rather than bare copper to minimize corrosion.


RCE

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