Red Devil River ALDL Bluetooth Install
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Red Devil River ALDL Bluetooth Install
I just purchased one of these ALDL Bluetooth modules from Red Devil River for use on my 1990 C4.
http://www.reddevilriver.com/ALDL_Bluetooth.html
In regards to the power supply, is there a simple power adapter I could plug into the cigarette lighter to keep this bad boy powered? My understanding is the 12-pin socket on my Corvette does not have any power available to it stock.
Thanks in advance.
http://www.reddevilriver.com/ALDL_Bluetooth.html
In regards to the power supply, is there a simple power adapter I could plug into the cigarette lighter to keep this bad boy powered? My understanding is the 12-pin socket on my Corvette does not have any power available to it stock.
Thanks in advance.
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I just purchased one of these ALDL Bluetooth modules from Red Devil River for use on my 1990 C4.
http://www.reddevilriver.com/ALDL_Bluetooth.html
In regards to the power supply, is there a simple power adapter I could plug into the cigarette lighter to keep this bad boy powered? My understanding is the 12-pin socket on my Corvette does not have any power available to it stock.
Thanks in advance.
http://www.reddevilriver.com/ALDL_Bluetooth.html
In regards to the power supply, is there a simple power adapter I could plug into the cigarette lighter to keep this bad boy powered? My understanding is the 12-pin socket on my Corvette does not have any power available to it stock.
Thanks in advance.
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Any ideas? I'd prefer a non-invasive solution, but if push comes to shove, I can add the switched 12V power source to one of the unused pins.
Any recommendations on where to grab switched power from a non-critical switched circuit?
Any ideas? I'd prefer a non-invasive solution, but if push comes to shove, I can add the switched 12V power source to one of the unused pins.
Any recommendations on where to grab switched power from a non-critical switched circuit?
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The one I got from 1320 Electronics came with a cigarette lighter adapter. Really any 12v barrel jack adapter should do the trick. However, the cigarette lighter in the C4 (mine at least) has a pretty poor connection. I think it's shallower than a typical outlet, so the adapter wiggles loose pretty easily.
John wired mine to be able to accept power through an unused ALDL pin, so I was able to add switched 12v to that pin and ditch the adapter. I think I tapped into the 12v line right off the ignition switch.
John wired mine to be able to accept power through an unused ALDL pin, so I was able to add switched 12v to that pin and ditch the adapter. I think I tapped into the 12v line right off the ignition switch.
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