The 22 feet (6.7 meters) long power cable consists of three wires attached to a Packard Electric “Weather-Pack” connector (DC power
Connector, see
2.
Figure 4).
Figure 4 - DC Power Connector
The DC Power connector has:
•
At position “A”, the smaller red switch-sense wire (commonly to ignition)
•
At position “B”, the blue ground wire
•
At position “C”, a larger red B+ DC power wire (MUST be unswitched)
3.
Place this connector at GeminiG3 unit’s radio power input location. Do not connect at this time. See para-
graph 2.6, “Completing the physical installation”.
4.
Carefully route both the B and the C wires to where the in-line fuse holder will be installed, usually as
close to the vehicle’s battery as practicable. Ensure that leads do not chafe on any metal part(s). Secure
the wires at several locations along their length.
Caution:
Use proper crimping tool. Common pliers are NOT acceptable.
Warning:
The DC Power lead must be unswitched
5.
Insert the negative (blue) lead into one of the appropriate connector lug and crimp solidly to force the
metal contacts onto the wires.
6.
Repeat the step above for connecting the red DC power lead.
7.
Attach the positive lead at the battery positive terminal. Attach the negative wire at the vehicle end of the
battery ground cable.
If the negative cable is connected directly to the battery negative terminal, it
should be fused in case of failure of the vehicle’s ground cable.
A
B
C
IGNITION
(Small red wire)
GROUND
(Blue wire)
13.8VDC B+
(Fused Red wire)
SEAL
(DO NOT REMOVE)
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