Re: boat radio
Hi miloman, here's my long winded advice for any type of radio on a boat, using a volt meter verify which terminals on the strip are positive and which are negative, if you have two batteries check the terminal voltage and see if it's 12 or 24 volts. Also check to see if they are hot with or without the ignition switch being in the run position. Then determine if you want the radio ON or OFF with the ignition switch. For a VHF radio having the radio alive with the ignition off is handy in an emergency<br />(engine fire) where you may have had to kill the engine. Check that the radio's positive wire has a correctly sized fuse in a water proof or at least water resistant fuse holder, if not add one. I use crimp on terminals for both radio wires, then I add a dab of caulk to each end of the crimp to keep water out, then make sure your get the radio's positive wire on the terminal strips positive terminal, same for the negative radio wire. Then waterproof the terminals, at the very least apply a coat of grease to help avoid the green terminal syndrome. There are better and neater products but grease is cheap and it works. After all it works nicely on battery terminals. Possibly other forum members have alternate ideas. JustMy2CentsWorth.
