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The ignition switch in my '52 GMC (I don't know if it is original equipment, but it is the original type switch as shown in Darren's picture above) connects power to one terminal (I call it accessory) just a few degrees of key turn before it connects power to the other terminal (call it run). I don't know if the switches are all like that, but I use it to my advantage by connecting the radio and the turn signals (including the 4 way hazard lights) to the accessory terminal and everything else to the run terminal. With a gentle turn of the key I can power up the radio or 4 way flashers without powering up the rest of the truck.