whitemage25
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- 2013 Explorer Sport
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I originally posted this in the Audio/Navigation forum (Here) but realized that it was probably more suited to this one.
My X serves double duty as my daily driver and as a patrol truck for my security job. When at work I change between patrolling the campus and sitting and observing, when I am stationary I like to turn off my truck for obvious reasons. My issue is that every time I turn my truck off and back to the accessory power on position my stereo (Alpine IVA-W205) powers down and restarts.
What I need is a solution that keeps this from happening.
I was thinking about using a relay controlled by a switch on my console to bypass the accessory side of the ignition switch. Then I would essentially have a switched RAP (Retained Accessory Power) allowing me to use everything powered by the accessory power circuit.
How many amps are in the accessory power circuit? Would having this switched on during start-up do any damage to my electronics?
Thanks in advance for any advice!
My X serves double duty as my daily driver and as a patrol truck for my security job. When at work I change between patrolling the campus and sitting and observing, when I am stationary I like to turn off my truck for obvious reasons. My issue is that every time I turn my truck off and back to the accessory power on position my stereo (Alpine IVA-W205) powers down and restarts.
What I need is a solution that keeps this from happening.
I was thinking about using a relay controlled by a switch on my console to bypass the accessory side of the ignition switch. Then I would essentially have a switched RAP (Retained Accessory Power) allowing me to use everything powered by the accessory power circuit.
How many amps are in the accessory power circuit? Would having this switched on during start-up do any damage to my electronics?
Thanks in advance for any advice!
