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Re: 16v antenna



On Fri, Aug 07, 1998 at 02:18:59PM -0600, Stephen Stalcup wrote:
> while doing stereo work on my car this past week I inadvertanly broke off
> the antenna plug that goes to my stereo. I have some questions. 
> 
> 1st) their is a resistor in the antenna plug housing. what resistance is
> it and with what tolerance. 

That's an inductor, not a resistor. It acts as a filter.

> 
> 2nd) is it possible to just get a replacement cable and run it to the
> stereo or would it be better to try and repair the cable.
> 

I dunno. It is a difficult cable to splice, because the antenna lead is
about the size of one strand of hair. It can be done, I fixed mine, but
it's not too easy.

> 3rd) the power cable for the antenna, does it run to positive or negative.
> (it was off when i bought the car.)
> 

Positive.

DAn
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