Thread: sparkys question.......2010 defer wagon

Can't help you there.

I connected the active on mine to the battery with the earth on a stud in the battery box.

Originally Posted by one_iota

Can't help you there.

I connected the active on mine to the battery with the earth on a stud in the battery box.

same same for my lights,,,,,,,i,m sure someone will pipe up re; under drivers seat =power........should have an answer myself by tomorrow arvo ,,,i intend to gaze deeply into that void for some time!!!

There well maybe but what ever you do don't splice in to any of the ECU lines under there.

Like one_iota I also wired UHF directly to battery. This way it is independent of everything else.

There's a chassis earth point directly under the battery box by the way.

Originally Posted by trailcutter

,,,i intend to gaze deeply into that void for some time!!!

I've only looked there once.....scratched my head and put the lid back on hoping that I'd never have to go there again.

Would be better to take the power directly from the +ve terminal of the battery. Less subject to picking up noise i.e interference from the computer.

Originally Posted by dmdigital

There well maybe but what ever you do don't splice in to any of the ECU lines under there.

Like one_iota I also wired UHF directly to battery. This way it is independent of everything else.

There's a chassis earth point directly under the battery box by the way.

i,m not a complete idiot ,,but i am working on it!!-re;ecu

would you consider piggy backing the uhf power on top of the d/light power on the batt terminal OK???

Yes, shouldn't cause any issues.

Originally Posted by trailcutter

i,m not a complete idiot ,,but i am working on it!!-re;ecu

would you consider piggy backing the uhf power on top of the d/light power on the batt terminal OK???

Yep - from the battery is best for UHFs.

I've fitted one of these in the battery box to give me an organized point for accesories:

ST Blade Fuse Blocks - Blue Sea Systems