Hi Ant.
I intend to fit a new car radio/CD player to my 1998 Duo. One of the most annoying things I find with the Berlingo is the red battery light being on, even for the short spells, when I want to listen to the vehicle radio or a CD.
I have bought a radio with a remote control, which I consider ideal and logical for a motorhome. The thought of me being in the back with the keys in the ignition and a red light on in the dash does not appeal to me at all from the security point of view, especially at night when it is dark.
My question is, in theory, is it possible for me to join the yellow (memory) and red (12v positve supply, usually via ignition acc) wires together at the radio and connect to the leisure battery positive, which I would much prefer to using the vehicle battery? Can you forsee any problems? The leisure battery is fitted with an audible low voltage alarm so allowing the battery to accidently run down too low is not an issue with me.
Kind regards (as always),
Tony.
I intend to fit a new car radio/CD player to my 1998 Duo. One of the most annoying things I find with the Berlingo is the red battery light being on, even for the short spells, when I want to listen to the vehicle radio or a CD.
I have bought a radio with a remote control, which I consider ideal and logical for a motorhome. The thought of me being in the back with the keys in the ignition and a red light on in the dash does not appeal to me at all from the security point of view, especially at night when it is dark.
My question is, in theory, is it possible for me to join the yellow (memory) and red (12v positve supply, usually via ignition acc) wires together at the radio and connect to the leisure battery positive, which I would much prefer to using the vehicle battery? Can you forsee any problems? The leisure battery is fitted with an audible low voltage alarm so allowing the battery to accidently run down too low is not an issue with me.
Kind regards (as always),
Tony.
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