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We are still asking:
What did you get done on your Bolt today ????
The question, initially posted May 23, 2005, was:
"Whatcha do on your Bolt this weekend?"
After 51,906,997 views, 7378 replies over 185 pages, this thread in General Truck Talk is a happening! And it's not just weekends anymore.
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So ...
What did you get done on your Bolt today????
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 Bench Testing AD Radio
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I got a radio it is supposed to work, my truck is all taped up ready for paint but I want to bench test the radio. The truck is 12 v so I have a 12 v to 6 v converter 20 amp. My plan is to test the radio using the trucks 12 volt battery and the converter. Seems like it should work. is this correct? also when I plug the antenna in (it is not attached to the truck, just laying on the bench) do I have to ground it or does the antenna cable take care of that ?
sorry for the dumb questions but I don't want to blow up a working radio....
Thanks
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Joined: May 2001
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I used a 6-volt battery charger to run a radio in the basement.. Don't know if that's approved.
1948 3/4-Ton 5-Window Flatbed Chevrolet [ sandeace.com] 29 Years of Daily Driving. With a '61 261, 848 head, Rochester Monojet carb, SM420 4-speed, 4.10 rear, dual reservoir MC, Bendix up front, 235/85R16 tires, 12-volt w/alternator, electric wipers and a modern radio in the glove box.
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 Re: Bench Testing AD Radio
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Joined: Aug 2018
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You aren’t doing anything fundamentally wrong Your setup should not cause damage The antenna doesn’t strictly need ground its specific geometry will only affect efficiency at reception A quarter wave antenna needs a ground plane to reflect an image so you have a pseudo dipole but when it’s not present stuff still works out okay and you will get many local stations just fine. Original 6v radio is happy with 5-8 volts and either polarity the radio is good on positive or negative ground because the front end is just a chopper for the power to the ac transformer and it won’t care much at all. Let us know how it works out -s
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 Re: Bench Testing AD Radio
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Joined: Nov 2014
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Thanks for the help (and confidence) I set it up the way I described got power and listened to some tunes it sounded great. Best of all the magic smoke is still inside!
1953 3100
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