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Old 05-30-2008, 12:27 AM   #157 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by larrydag View Post
For those Honda owners out there. What have you rigged up in the past do get constant power from the battery? Is there an easy hookup?
I have my MPGuino hooked up from the cigarette lighter power and ground, I just soldered right into the wires going into the back of the lighter socket. The cig lighter power is switched to the ignition, so it'll only be powered up in the "ON" and "RUN" positions (it also has power at "START")

As for an easy constant (non-switched) power source, your radio should have one. There's always a constant power wire on your radio to preserve the settings and run the clock. It's usually the red (smaller) power wire. There's typically a yellow switched wire that's larger.
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