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Hooking up radio

Discussion in 'CB Radio Forum' started by jimjam38, Mar 23, 2018.

  1. Mar 23, 2018 #1
    jimjam38

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    Got into a new truck. Freightliner Cascadia and of course you know the hole up above the driver is where the connections are. I am used to the other style, red and black post loosen terminals put corresponding wire in and go. This one has a plug in style connector with two wires, neither red or black. The other wire I assume is for external speaker. Do they make a connector I can wire into the wires on back of radio for power and speaker? I would just cut the connectors off and hardwire but the wires as I said neither are red/ black
     
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  3. Mar 23, 2018 #2
    jimjam38

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    Correction, after I got back in and shined some light in there, there is a black and brown wire. The black should go to black, correct? I know a fellow that spliced the wires and crossed them I guess and popped some fuses in the process.
     
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  4. Mar 23, 2018 #3
    jessejamesdallas

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    Take the brown wire and touch it to something metal in the truck, and see if sparks fly! Then you'll know if it's the Hot wire.:D

    Better to pop a fuse in the truck, than pop the protection diode in the radio.
     
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  5. Mar 23, 2018 #4
    weasel

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    Might be hard to find any metal , buy yourself a test light, $2.00 at harbor freight
     
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  7. Mar 24, 2018 #5
    jimjam38

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    Nice thanks guys lol. But good point nonetheless
     
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  8. Mar 24, 2018 #6
    jessejamesdallas

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    Your right...must have been having another one of those 70's flash-backs...:happy10:
     
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    Life was better with a constant at-hand supply of firecrackers and beer. Sort of inured you to surprises and consequences.

    Instructional videos, ha!
     
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