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How much current does the Transmit and Receive Control Power Leads (Orange and Green) on the control cable draw on a Syntor X9000? I currently have the transceiver wired without any ignition switch control and find overnight current draw is enough to nearly deaden the battery as the weather gets colder. I'm deciding where to take the igniton control power from, but this depends on the current draw by the orange and green leads.

Orange/green should pull less than 250mA. I believe they are typically fused at 1A.

You need to run the green and orange wire through the ignition switch so that it is off when the vehicle is off. Not hard to find a point to pick off the power feed. Just take a volt meter and start looking for power with the switch in the acc position. When you find what you think is the right point, try starting the engine and make sure the power goes away when the engine is cranking.

Jim

Thanks for the info. The vehicle doesn't have an ignition switch per se. I am deciding whether to take it off of the accessory power port (cigaret lighter) or fuse block. The accessory power port can deliver > 10 amps and shuts down 10 minutes after the key fob is removed. I am uncertain about the fuse block, the vehicle is an 08 Chrysler product.

W2MB wrote:Thanks for the info. The vehicle doesn't have an ignition switch per se. I am deciding whether to take it off of the accessory power port (cigaret lighter) or fuse block. The accessory power port can deliver > 10 amps and shuts down 10 minutes after the key fob is removed. I am uncertain about the fuse block, the vehicle is an 08 Chrysler product.

They make a fuse with a wire attached to use as a tap for an external feed. This way you don't use an adapter and stretch the pins on the fuse socket. I always use a sharp pointed probe on my volt meter and go looking around on the fuse block for the feed that I need to use. Generally is you look on the users manual for the vehicle, you can locate the fuse that feeds the radio or some other device that runs off the acc position of the key.

Pay attention to which side of the fuse holder is hot by momentarily pulling the fuse and looking again with the meter. Then use the replacement fuse with the wire attached. Make sure the wire side goes to the hot side of the fuse holder. Then you can add the external fuse for your radios on that hot wire side.

NOTE: DON"T LEAVE THE FUSE OUT FOR ANY LONG TIME AS SOME RADIOS WILL LOCK OUT FROM THE ANTI THEFT SENSING.

For grins, I measured the draw on both leads of my LB X9k.

Was 880mA.

Tim

Thanks again guys, I'm going to pull the voltage off a fuse in the rear power distribution center, which fortunately is located adjacent the the battery, radio and control cable in the trunk. It looks like 20 amps to the selectable power outlet is available at fuse cavity 18. I have the vehicle programmed to delay power turn off to the selectable power outlet for 10 minutes after ignition shut down and should be able to very easily move the orange and green wires from the battery termianl to this fuse location, a total distance of about 18 inches...