Switch for Stereo

[singram]

Hi Everyone. Hope everyone is enjoying the weekend....

Heres my dilemma and question...

My old had an old stereo installed. This old stereo was basic and had a On/Off. No problem with a pasitic draw on the battery.

I recently installed a new stereo that has a constant power draw. (even with the boat off, key reomved and faceplate of the stereo removed, the CD can be put in and removed).

I simply used the old wiring to connect the new one. The power/red wire ran directly from the fuse panel to the stereo.

Question: I would like to install a switch between the stereo and fuse panel that will allow me to turn it on and off, eliminating the parasitic draw.

I purchased a 2 position, 2 pole switch. Can I simply attach the power wire from the fuse panel to the switch and then run a new piece of wire from the switch to the stereo? Is this correct?

Thanks in advance to responses.

 

[Silvertip]

Re: Switch for Stereo

Yes - you can do that. But what about the yellow station memory and clock wire. If you kill power fully you lose all of the stations and would need to reset the clock each time you turned the unit back on. That power draw is so little the boat could sit for a couple of months without killing the battery.

 

[singram]

Re: Switch for Stereo

Thanks Silvertip.

Is the parasitc draw of the "memory" function less, or the same, as the parasitic draw I am currently getting, with all functions powered up (as described above)?