Re: New Radio Kills Dash Lights!

[BJohn77777@aol.com]

In a message dated 97-04-29 12:29:48 EDT, you write:

<< I installed a new radio into my '86 4000 over the weekend.  I was able to
 identify the speaker wires fairly easily, but I had some trouble with the
 power wire.  There was a 4 wire connector to the back of the radio.  The
 colors were brown, red, grey/blue, and white.  I got current from the red,
 and ground from the grey/blue. The white was related to the chime.  I don't
 know about the brown.  Anyway, now I have no dash lights.  
 
 Help!
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 Charles,

The gray/blue is your dash lights wiring.  You may have ... uh... let's
say...uh...destroyed your light dimmer switch.

The red is +12vdc, the brown is ground, the white is antenna power for the
amplified antenna, and the gray/blue WAS the dash lights.  The dimmer has a
special resistive foil that can burn out in a "flash" (dual meaning here, for
sure).  See definition for "$$" in archives...  Unfortunately, the power is
unswitched, unfused, DIRECT from "line 30", unadulterated battery
power...ugh...

Bruce Johnson
85 4Ksq
Olympia, WA