This helps a lot, as I’m getting a CB installed into my S10 soon. Will have temporary power from one of my three power outlets, one of which is my cig lighter. Might move the power to the fuse box later on. Great vid. Tip- If you want better range on your antenna, either move it to the roof, or get a longer antenna. Wilson and tram have great antennas.
this is actually a really shitty job. dont just throw wires everywhere and jam wires under fuses. that's how you get interference and potentially electrical issues.
run decent wires from the battery run through the firewall with a fuse between the battery and cb on the power wire and just do it the right way. I suppose if you have a pos radio you don't care about you can do it this way but I would suggest doing it the correct way. yes it takes a little more time but it is worth it knowing it's done right especially if you ever upgrade to a galaxy or a nicer radio with an amp then you will be glad you set it up the right way. I have wire running from my battery through the firewall inside to a fuse that way when and if I change radios I can just connect the new radio to the connection on the fuse on the floor.
i love talking over neighbors music radios CD & dvd players and cell phones ; lol love my radio shack trc-222 realistic CB walkie-talkie hooked up to my 102 whip antenna radio shack & HF ham amateur radio Power Amplifier TC-300 with FM AM SSB CW Work Mode Bayou boy skipshooter here
Don't ever tap into your fuse box like this. You'll likely bend the blade inside the fuse box and it wont contact the fuse anymore when you remove the wire, ruining that fuse receptacle (speaking from experience). Get an add-a-fuse to tap in properly. ADDITIONALLY. For radio transceivers specifically, you want to route dedicated power from the battery, but attach the negative on that end to the car body. Doing this provides the cleanest power and avoids rf noise that can make your signal floor high and annoying (possibly burying weak signals), and the negative to car body will prevent blowing your fuse amd other issues should a sudden high amp load come from your battery (like the starting your car, or running a winch). If you must have the radio shut off with the car, a relay can easily be incorporated from here (again, utilizing an add-a-fuse on your accessory circuit)
Not unless you put it on the - side of the fuse... And you have to use do it with something which doesn't take much load and generally most people don't use those cigarette lighters and also most cars don't even come with the lighter for the plug anymore anyways.
where did u get that antenna I tried to get the same on a radio shack and they only come in 1,000 in whips now and I am glad u put this vid up thank for all the good info.
hook your cb it straight to your battery if you get to much motor nose hook a CB noise filter to it all ways make shore your swr or as low as you can get it by using a black cat SWR meter
I used the cigarette lighter since I don't smoke ! I got a plug-in and used the cigarette lighter ! just hook the hot and ground wire to the plug and plug it into the cigarette lighter socket !
quick comment. never wire any cb up into your fuse compartment in a vehicle. not a reliable power source as well as a week one anyway. you are asking for a car fire!!!!
You could use a fuse tap, thus providing a slot for the originally fused device and one for the CB to get power from the fuse block safely. A 4-5 watt CB radio draws less than 2 amps. A cigarette lighter is fused at 20 amps. So if connected properly why wouldn't a fuse block be a strong reliable source of power? After all, it distributes power to everything electrical in the entire car other than the starter. e.g. lights, heater, AC, windshield wipers, cigarette lighter, radio, power windows, door locks etc.
