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05-11-2016, 02:37 PM | #21 |
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Re: After market radios
Will my 6 volt cigar lighter power a 9 volt portable CD/ radio??
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05-11-2016, 07:06 PM | #22 |
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05-11-2016, 07:31 PM | #23 |
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blue tooth sounds easy enough, i too am dumb and have a dumb phone to boot. another option i like is the real radio for your car, sent out to one of several places that can do many things to it. some gut it out completely, leaving the face original, and put in modern am/fm, stereo, or a dock for a flash drive to play your favorite stuff. sadly, its not cheap
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05-11-2016, 08:52 PM | #24 |
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05-12-2016, 05:05 AM | #25 |
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Beautiful little one, JS. I too have a 4 year old great granddaughter, and she is the same way with the tablets and electronics. Just amazing.
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05-12-2016, 06:17 AM | #26 |
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05-12-2016, 06:31 AM | #27 |
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I don't know how easy it would be to find now, the 60s Blaupunkt am- fm radios mostly could be switched between 6v and 12v, and pos-neg ground, and some have a tape player input that they now use for modern phone- music players, another option is a modern car radio with a remote, hide the radio, power it with 12v jumper box
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05-12-2016, 07:10 AM | #28 |
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OP "I'm tired of driving around without music - my '53 is radio delete - still 6 volt - I've read that some guys on here have newer radios with 12 volt batteries for power - can you share how you did this? And how you maintain power to the battery. Thanks"
Are you only interested in 12v installed radio solutions? Only powered by dedicated 12v battery? Or are you open to other approaches? Would you consider a 6v radio? http://www.classiccarstereos.com/cat...ord-Radio.html http://www.normansclassicautoradio.c...LIDE_SHOW.html http://www.bobsradio.com/ This is similar to what Henry was attempting to do to run his breathing equipment. Might review his post on the subject. Think the best approach is two 6v batteries that can be charged by the original generator in the vehicle and then connected to the radio as 12volts. Last edited by JSeery; 05-12-2016 at 07:31 AM. |
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05-15-2016, 07:01 PM | #31 |
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Would this not drain the battery and plus I worry about a short or something and starting a fire?
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05-15-2016, 07:46 PM | #32 |
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I wouldn't worry so much about the short (put a fuse in the line) but yes it will drain the battery over time. These radios are designed for cars that are driven daily (or at least frequently).
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05-15-2016, 08:23 PM | #33 |
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Does your radio work? If so there is a thread here about using an Ipod requiring an easy Mod to add the Ipod unit. I think it'll work fine on 6 volts, if your existing radio still works? Jim http://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showth...highlight=Ipod Last edited by Kahuna; 05-15-2016 at 08:31 PM. |
05-16-2016, 05:36 PM | #34 |
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Car is radio delete. Yesterday I bought a MP3 - well that was a train wreck - wouldn't charge and laptop wouldn't recognize it - so took it back to the store and bought a portable CD/FM player - maybe I can have some rock n roll now.
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05-18-2016, 07:18 AM | #35 |
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05-18-2016, 10:08 AM | #36 |
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If you understand that the radio will be pulling some power all the time, it's a small amount, but it is consuming power. Also keep in mind that the 6v to 12v converters can not provide that much power to a radio so you are going to have to keep the speaker power down.
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05-18-2016, 12:23 PM | #37 |
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That is one reason I was wanting to find a radio that did not have all the unnecessary garbage on it.I don't think there is really anything out there that is simple AM/FM.I guess I could use a radio say out of 1970's vehicles?
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05-18-2016, 02:05 PM | #38 |
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Maybe something like this, without an electronic tuner or clock?
http://www.amazon.com/Pyle-PLR14MPF-...ords=Pyle+Post Reviews aren't great, but for a little music it might work. I have looked at this unit and thought maybe... but have not pulled the trigger yet |
05-19-2016, 08:45 AM | #39 |
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Save your money!I got one and it is junk!
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05-19-2016, 09:46 AM | #40 |
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Some reading on the HAMB if anyone is interested: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/t...-radio.961414/
To me it is a lot easier and cleaner to go with a portable device and wireless speakers. |
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