Ignition hot lead

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JR,

My 73 has two posts in the center of the fuse block behind the glove box.
One is switched and the other is unswitched. The switched one I used to
power my HEI distributor(this is the method that Dick Paterson recommended
to me at Myrtle Beach). You could pull one wire off the switched terminal
and route it to a terminal strip mounted wherever you want - or use it to
trigger a relay pulling power off the isolater terminal and then to a
terminal strip.

I'm not aware of any post under the access panels that you can tap onto for
ignition switched power.

HTH,
Patrick

>
> Does anyone know where I can pick up an ignition hot lead for
> some gauges I am installing. The PO had some wires running out
> of the fuse panel, but I don't want to do that. I'd rather
> make a connection on the firewall somewhere, under the access
> panels. Any help is appreciated.

 

[emerystora]

>Netters,
>
>Like Arch, I am working day and night to get the coach ready by June 10th.
>Does anyone know where I can pick up an ignition hot lead for some gauges I
>am installing. The PO had some wires running out of the fuse panel, but I
>don't want to do that. I'd rather make a connection on the firewall
>somewhere, under the access panels. Any help is appreciated. Looking
>forward to meeting some netters at Gilbert's on the 13th.
>
>JR Wheeler 78 Royale NC/OR

As Patrick reported you can easily run a lead from the glovebox fuse
panel behind the dash front cover and up to the instrument panel
area. If you don't want to do that, you can pick up power from the
cigarette lighter wire (probably to Battery rather than to the
ignition) or from the radio lead wire. Its probably a good idea to
move the radio to the house battery anyway and you could use the
existing wire for the instruments and use a larger fuse if necessary.
You can run a new wire for the radio out the grommet that the vacuum
lines go through and over to the house battery terminal on the
passenger side firewall and put in an inline fuse.

Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Santa Fe, NM

 

[al chernoff]

One suggestion I might make, and one I did is to find the ignition on wire on
the wiring haness under the left side of the hood. Then I took that lead to a
relay. The relay energizes when the ignition is on, but the switch side
connects the house battery to the instruments etc. That way I do not load down
the ingnition circuit, and can handle all sorts of ad ons..ie.. vacuum pump,
seat electrical wiring, etc...Just use your imagination.
al

> >Netters,
> >
> >Like Arch, I am working day and night to get the coach ready by June 10th.
> >Does anyone know where I can pick up an ignition hot lead for some gauges I
> >am installing. The PO had some wires running out of the fuse panel, but I
> >don't want to do that. I'd rather make a connection on the firewall
> >somewhere, under the access panels. Any help is appreciated. Looking
> >forward to meeting some netters at Gilbert's on the 13th.
> >
> >JR Wheeler 78 Royale NC/OR
>
> As Patrick reported you can easily run a lead from the glovebox fuse
> panel behind the dash front cover and up to the instrument panel
> area. If you don't want to do that, you can pick up power from the
> cigarette lighter wire (probably to Battery rather than to the
> ignition) or from the radio lead wire. Its probably a good idea to
> move the radio to the house battery anyway and you could use the
> existing wire for the instruments and use a larger fuse if necessary.
> You can run a new wire for the radio out the grommet that the vacuum
> lines go through and over to the house battery terminal on the
> passenger side firewall and put in an inline fuse.
>
> Emery Stora
> 77 Kingsley
> Santa Fe, NM