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AM Radio Convertor

Started by CraigA, June 20, 2011, 04:39:42 PM

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CraigA

Stumbled across this on the web.

http://www.rediscoveradio.com

Collector Cars and Music

Do you love your collector car and also want to enjoy your favorite music when you go for a drive? What if you could use the original radio and enjoy your favorite music at the same time, for hundreds less than either radio replacement or conversion?

At last, you can enjoy the music from a CD player, iPod®, Sirius/XM® satellite radio, cassette player, or a simple portable FM radio without removing or modifying the original AM or AM/FM radio!


Looks like a really cool product to liven up your original radio.


KFH

With the American dollar the way it is now it makes for reasonably cheap conversion.  Looks good
Keith
I was born with nothing and still have most of it left

Old_Mt_Isa_Boy

Im going to ask the question. Are we a 12 volt NEGATIVE Ground Vehicle or a POSITIVE Ground? I have no idea about electrics?

The concept is fantastic and it looks very simple.

As you say the price is reasonable. I will check out how much to freight to Australia.

Regards

Wayne B

jack_fc


Wayne, we're a very negative mob here in Australia...  ;)
"when I was a young lout, it was all about sex, drugs, rock'n'roll, beer and hot Holdens. Now I'm an old lout, but I've still got the old Holdens and beer..."

FC427

Pommy cars were + earth but could be changed to - earth as long as the regulator was polarised ....FC427.....
As I lay rubber down the street I pray for traction I can keep, but if I spin and begin to slide please dear god protect my ride

jack_fc


Mark, was this done by connecting the earth lead from the motor to (-) on batt, then very briefly touching the old (-) lead to the (+) on batt several times before clamping it on?
(I recall doing something like this to an old Rover 100 I had - just so I could fit a neg earth cassette player to it!)
"when I was a young lout, it was all about sex, drugs, rock'n'roll, beer and hot Holdens. Now I'm an old lout, but I've still got the old Holdens and beer..."

FC427

To polarise for NEGATIVE earth

Your battery's NEGATIVE terminal should be connected to the

chassis or frame.

Disconnect the D & F wires from the dynamo. Run a wire from the unearthed terminal on the battery (i.e. positive) and "flash" it onto the F terminal on the dynamo. By flash I mean brush it over the F terminal 2 or 3 times until a small blue spark can be seen.

Your dynamo's field is now polarised for negative earth
....FC427......     

As I lay rubber down the street I pray for traction I can keep, but if I spin and begin to slide please dear god protect my ride