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Old 11-27-2009, 11:16 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Phil View Post
Why not go to the fuse box and find a circuit that is switched by the ignition switch and run your wire from the hot side and add a fuse in line. This way you wont drain the battery when the car is off.
From the original post, he sounds like he doesn't WANT a switched circuit...he wants it "hot" all the time...therefore, running from a non-switched circuit would be nice if it were easy, or running from the battery (properly fused) would be the alternative route.

However...

Running wires from the battery, willy-nilly, under the hood just isn't proper...please lace your "addition" into a "traceable" route under hood...that way, you'll have an easier time looking for, or eliminating, trouble should it rear its ugly head in the future.
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