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laurie parkinson Posted on Jul 11, 2012
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Radio diagraham what is the color of the wire that turns on and off the radio with the key

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Get a wire tester. One end has an alligator clip the other looks like an ice pick with a light in it. put the alligator clip piece on a grounded object. Turn the key on. Poke the ice pick end onto each wire. the wires that cause it to light up are the hot wires (power going to them) sort them out separate. now turn the key off. Which ever of the power wires doesn't light up with the key off is the wire that turns the radio off with the key. However the main (usually yellow wire) on the radio need to be hooked to a wire that has constant power as thats what stores all of your stations and keeps the time on the clock.

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