Dougnkaren
- Sep 6, 2012
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I have a 6V VW beetle I am putting a new radio in. The radio requires 12V so I bought an amplifier which takes the 6V to 12V for the radio. It was designed for this exact operation so I can keep the rest of the car 12V. The device comes with one output wire but the radio comes with 2 input wires. One (yellow) for, I assume, keeping the clock and stations set. The other (RED) is for powering the radio itself. The radio suggests a switched RED wire from the ignition. Since I have a 6 volt system I want to put a toggle switch in the dash so she can just flip the power on after starting the car. I have a small 6amp 125 volt ac switch I want to use. I know about the arcing caused during the switching. But, does a radio cause that big of an arc or do you all think the ac switch can hold up to something like a radio switched on? I seen some places talking about using a cap and diode for protection but those were in higher amp circuits. What do you all think/recommend?
Thanks, Doug
Thanks, Doug