You can wire it right to the battery as long as it's got a fuse. Or you can see my post in your other thread and put in a secondary fuse block.
Or if you get it from the top sig port on the dash it will only be on when the X is on (the bottom port is always powered).BGXterra said:if you get it from the lighter in the center arm rest, it will only be on when the truck is on
Hell yes! Stealth mission. Gliding in under cover of darkness, no power, using the parking brake to stop so you get no brake light...Syndicate said:Ever needed a radar detecter when you're truck is off?
The 'detector' unit is hardwired to a power source, and it shuts off when it senses the voltage drop from the approx 13V you get when the vehicle is running and the alternator is providing power, to the less than 12V when the vehicle is not running.USMC XTERRA said:How does it turn off under the hood if wired direct?
USMC XTERRA wrote:
How does it turn off under the hood if wired direct?
The 'detector' unit is hardwired to a power source, and it shuts off when it senses the voltage drop from the approx 13V you get when the vehicle is running and the alternator is providing power, to the less than 12V when the vehicle is not running.
Oh yea, I have had experience with that type sensor over relay before, I'd still do the tap under the cupholder and install a switch.dpatton said:The 'detector' unit is hardwired to a power source, and it shuts off when it senses the voltage drop from the approx 13V you get when the vehicle is running and the alternator is providing power, to the less than 12V when the vehicle is not running.USMC XTERRA said:How does it turn off under the hood if wired direct?
Lol, nice thinking.RogueClimber said:Hell yes! Stealth mission. Gliding in under cover of darkness, no power, using the parking brake to stop so you get no brake light...Syndicate said:Ever needed a radar detecter when you're truck is off?![]()
Que? Are you saying that the electronics that control the power will wear out before the rest of the electronics in the unit?USMC XTERRA said:... Plus, don't trust or put undue wear on that system that auto offs they do wear out. MC
Electronically that system is subject to temp and vibration wear. Turning it off with a switch takes it out of a standby 24 7 mode. Just easier on the system. And as the trooper suggests in the book, Have a way to shut your crap down. If it comes on with the car, they have detectors that can detect the presence of it from far away plus other methods and tricks. With auto on all he had to do is ask you to start the car, fire up his detector and it will zone him in on it even if you have a way to cut it off via the dash control, the sensor will turn it on when you start the car. The trooper talks about this in the book. Plus, I travel through Communist states that have Radar Laws such as Va. I keep my detector with me but totally disable it with a pop of a switch. Learn a little at Radar.com. But the book is better. I personally would do a switch. MCjwd270 said:Que? Are you saying that the electronics that control the power will wear out before the rest of the electronics in the unit?USMC XTERRA said:... Plus, don't trust or put undue wear on that system that auto offs they do wear out. MC
I agree with you on that. If a cop knows you have a detector than your chances of getting off with a warning are out the window. Being able to turn it on and off manually is a must.USMC XTERRA said:Electronically that system is subject to temp and vibration wear. Turning it off with a switch takes it out of a standby 24 7 mode. Just easier on the system. And as the trooper suggests in the book, Have a way to shut your crap down. If it comes on with the car, they have detectors that can detect the presence of it from far away plus other methods and tricks. With auto on all he had to do is ask you to start the car, fire up his detector and it will zone him in on it even if you have a way to cut it off via the dash control, the sensor will turn it on when you start the car. The trooper talks about this in the book. Plus, I travel through Communist states that have Radar Laws such as Va. I keep my detector with me but totally disable it with a pop of a switch. Learn a little at Radar.com. But the book is better. I personally would do a switch. MC