jenniferpa Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 I have finally managed to get an HU to Ipod cable that I believe will work (3rd times a charm I hope). However, the instructions, such as they are, indicate that it needs to be connected to the power and ground wires: so far so good. I'm wondering though, if it would be possible/worthwhile instead of connecting it to the 12v constant, to connect it to the switched wire instead: I read in a review of a similar cable a warning about unplugging the ipod when not driving otherwise it would drain the battery, and I was thinking, if it was connected to the switched wire it wouldn't. Or am I missing something? Many thanks Jennifer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89GP_SE Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 correct, if it was connected to a switchedwire, like perhaps the radio wire (turns on and off with ignition of your car) then you could leave that puppy plugged in as long as you want, no power to the ipod, no battery drainage, I often will do this with my aplifiers for my subs, instead of them turning on with the deck, it just turns on with the switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 If there is nothing on the end of the Ipod cable to pull any current, then it's not going to drain your battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenniferpa Posted June 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 Thanks both of you. No, I understand that if the ipod's not connected it won't draw power, but my concern is what happens if the ipod IS left plugged in. I'll give it a whirl anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteCarloChick Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 Why don't you wire it into your ignition? That's what I did with my radar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 Well, you can switch the power lead from the yellow to the red behind the radio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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