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The Workshop => Audio / Security / Electrical => Topic started by: MartinC on April 30, 2016, 17:17

Title: Power feed
Post by: MartinC on April 30, 2016, 17:17
Where is the best place to pick up a power feed, that is only live with the ignition in or near the rear bins?

Thanks
Martin.
Title: Re: Power feed
Post by: Tomo70 on April 30, 2016, 17:20
What's the power feed for ? And where are you placing the electrical item.
Title: Re: Power feed
Post by: MartinC on April 30, 2016, 19:42
Quote from: "Tomo70"What's the power feed for ? And where are you placing the electrical item.
Probably going to give away more information than I should, so will be kind of defeating the object but I'm sure everyone on here is trustworthy.    s:D :D s:D  

It is for a GPS tracker and I want to locate it under the rear bins.

Thanks
Martin.
Title: Re: Power feed
Post by: headcase on April 30, 2016, 20:12
pick power of the ecu under the bins
Title: Re: Power feed
Post by: MartinC on April 30, 2016, 20:35
Quote from: "headcase"pick power of the ecu under the bins
I did think about taking a feed from the ECU, but I'm not sure I'm brave enough to start messing around with it.  Is there an obvious wire to pick up the feed from?
Title: Re: Power feed
Post by: gazza1286 on April 30, 2016, 20:44
The simplest way is to use one of these:-

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The fuse box on the passenger side gives the best access and a feed can then be run under the sill capping to the rear bins quite easily. The original circuit isn't disturbed and the new accessory has a correctly rated fuse.

Obviously choose an existing fuse which is only live on ACC. I used one to put a light setup in the glove box.
Title: Re: Power feed
Post by: MartinC on April 30, 2016, 20:49
Quote from: "gazza1286"The simplest way is to use one of these:-

 m http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vi ... 87&alt=web (http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=152026075087&alt=web) m  

The fuse box on the passenger side gives the best access and a feed can then be run under the sill capping to the rear bins quite easily. The original circuit isn't disturbed and the new accessory has a correctly rated fuse.

Obviously choose an existing fuse which is only live on ACC. I used one to put a light setup in the glove box.
Great, thanks.  Never seen these before, so simple.   s:) :) s:)
Title: Re: Power feed
Post by: shnazzle on April 30, 2016, 20:58
Just remember to actually put two fuses in... I forgot once to put a 2nd one in and wondered for ages why it wouldn't work
Title: Re: Power feed
Post by: Anonymous on April 30, 2016, 21:26
Check the gps strength before a permanent fix. Most trackers like to be on the dash. Ie no metal above them.