Install on a 2002 f550

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KitN1MCC
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Install on a 2002 f550

Post by KitN1MCC »

My friends just traded his 97 f305 for a f550. .

any tips or tricks for rhtei truck

also is there a power point on the that is switch from Battery.
he is having the local place put the plow on and they always like to tap the better Box i hate to do that is there a pic off on them
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Post by elkbow »

Don't understand what you are asking?...."also is there a power point on the that is switch from Battery"???? Are you looking for an ignition switch, are you looking for a hotwire for power????
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Post by KitN1MCC »

ignittion swicjed power
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Post by jim »

Boy...it must have been a good Saturday night!
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Post by fire-medic8104 »

The best thing to do would be to wire your radio's power wire to the battery and tag the ignition sense option to a ignition switched fuse in the fuse block. If you don't want to convert your radio to ignition switched, just use a relay, wire your turn on for the relay to the ignition switch. What kind of radio are you installing? Maybe I could give you a better suggestion.
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Post by KitN1MCC »

Yes it i was. And i dont Even Drink just dont sleep as much as i need to.

Well it is Not for the Radio. It is for the Plow controller.

seeing how most Plow installing places always hack the fuse blocks
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Sleep? What is this "Sleep" you speak of?
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Post by fire-medic8104 »

Sorry about previous post, I thought you were talking about for the radio. Also, sorry I can not help you with the snow plow. I don't even know what a snow plow is :D being that I'm from southeast Texas, we never see snow.
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Post by jim »

Snowplow on F550......

Connect your pump's #4 power cable directly to the battery side of the starter solonoid on the inner fender on a Ford.

For the control's power, you may use this same point, but use a 30A fuse inline. You can also get B+ power at the underhood fuseblock where the large cable from the battery attaches to it.
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Post by KitN1MCC »

snow is a fun things and snow plows are even more fun.

i think i migh use the fuse block if there is an open point
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