If I want my Maxtracs to be set for "ignition control" (so that my channel and last scan mode settings are preserved), do I only need to remove the appropriate fuse, or are there other things that I need to do to get the radios ready for this?
Thanks,
Pete
Maxtrac power question
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Last edited by Nand on Sun Jan 18, 2004 5:27 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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YoChief
That one I can answer (only from reading it on the "Model Specific Information" pages on batlabs): reconnect those fuses, and it should be happy as a clam.
Or just buy an accessory connector (or even just one pin for an accessory connector) off Ebay. Splice the wire coming from the appropriate pin (you can find this in the Model Specific Information on http://www.batlabs.com) into the same ignition-on wire you're going to power the radio with, and it's happy as a clam. Except that it will tend to forget what channel was in use, what scan list was in use, and scan select status anytime the radio is off for perhaps 4-8 hours or more in warm weather (longer if it's cooler).
(Essentially, the Ignition Control pin is just an I-should-turn-on-now indicator. The radio gets power from the primary power connector.)
Or just buy an accessory connector (or even just one pin for an accessory connector) off Ebay. Splice the wire coming from the appropriate pin (you can find this in the Model Specific Information on http://www.batlabs.com) into the same ignition-on wire you're going to power the radio with, and it's happy as a clam. Except that it will tend to forget what channel was in use, what scan list was in use, and scan select status anytime the radio is off for perhaps 4-8 hours or more in warm weather (longer if it's cooler).
(Essentially, the Ignition Control pin is just an I-should-turn-on-now indicator. The radio gets power from the primary power connector.)