Battery disconnect question
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Battery disconnect question
My 1980 has a battery draw that I have yet to find and the previous owner installed a disconnect on the neg terminal, I have recently installed a new radio and every time I disconnect the battery I lose all the settings and it goes back into demo mode. My question is can I switch the disconnect to the + side and run a hot wire with an in line fuse before the disconnect to retain the settings or is there a better way?
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My 1980 has a battery draw that I have yet to find and the previous owner installed a disconnect on the neg terminal, I have recently installed a new radio and every time I disconnect the battery I lose all the settings and it goes back into demo mode. My question is can I switch the disconnect to the + side and run a hot wire with an in line fuse before the disconnect to retain the settings or is there a better way?
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My 1980 has a battery draw that I have yet to find and the previous owner installed a disconnect on the neg terminal, I have recently installed a new radio and every time I disconnect the battery I lose all the settings and it goes back into demo mode. My question is can I switch the disconnect to the + side and run a hot wire with an in line fuse before the disconnect to retain the settings or is there a better way?
Last edited by doorgunner; Mar 12, 2015 at 03:30 PM.
