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fatboyron



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Power for dab aerial
So I'm fitting a new Sony stereo into land rover and I've got a new dab aerial to replace the existing one but it needs power and thinking to piggyback off the cigar lighter which is got a black a purple and a red yellow stripe which colour is the power any help would be appreciate

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Post #1035690 25th May 2024 2:23pm
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Martin
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United Kingdom 2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Montalcino Red
The purple with green stripe is the one you want.

Black is negative
Red/orange stripe is illumination  1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top
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Post #1035696 25th May 2024 3:49pm
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Mo Murphy



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Is there not a 12v output on the stereo harness usually dedicated for electric aerials but no reason why it wouldn't supply a dab aerial ?
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Post #1035698 25th May 2024 3:56pm
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Penfold_6290



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As mentioned above most stereos have a 12v output used for aerials or amp switching. In the ISO harness it is a blue wire.
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fatboyron



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silly question guys but what sort of cable should get. Would 0.5mm cable be okay kind of like speaker wire its one of those jobs you just need a bit of advice on the bits to use
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Penfold_6290



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Wire size will depend on current draw. I can’t imagine that requires a lot of power, the rating of the fuse will be the clue, but most likely 0.5sqmm would be adequate over a short distance.
Post #1035756 26th May 2024 7:32pm
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fatboyron



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Thank you everyone finally got it working this morning. I use those cable connectors and some cable and then rap to all in black material tape then I really tidy job a bit of squeeze getting it all in

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