Wiring in Motorola radio

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waterside20
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Wiring in Motorola radio

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hello all

Can you please advise me the best way to wire in my Motorola Radio to my Minor

Thanks in anticipation
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Re: Wiring in Motorola radio

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Is the car negative earth ? Because the wireless almost certainly is........ Just bolt it in - connect to the purple wire via an inline fuse and earth the casing. Simples.
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Re: Wiring in Motorola radio

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Hi
thanks for that
regards Dave
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Re: Wiring in Motorola radio

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hi
l have wired the radio in it llights up ok but when i connect the earth wire it blows a fuse any idea's please.The car is negative earth
regards Dave
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Re: Wiring in Motorola radio

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Is the radio positive earth?

It appears that you have a short somewhere, post some pictures if you can.
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Re: Wiring in Motorola radio

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how can it light up with no earth maybe its earthing through the aerial and the wire he thinks is earth is not . maybe confusing with the speaker wires and earthing one of those ?

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