Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 04:33:10 GMT From: yada_yada_etcnopsamail.com (Inky) Subject: Re: Electric Antenna
On Sun, 21 Oct 2001 21:44:09 -0400, Kyle <KyleJKnopsamero.net> wrote: >Inky wrote: >> >> The radio isn't original. It's a Blaupunkt. According >> to the diagram, I have the right wire. When I turn the >> radio on, the antenna extends. When I shut the radio >> off, it retracts. However, if I leave the radio >> on and turn the ignition off, the arial remains extended. > >Nothings wrong with the antenna or it's wiring, though I would >say you've wired the radio's two power wires wrong since it >doesn't seem to turn off automatically with the car; based on >what you wrote above. I guess I wasn't clear. The radio *does* turn off when I switch the ignition off (it keeps its time and settings, etc., though). However, the only time the antenna will retract is when I turn the radio's power off while the ignition is still in the on position. Is this the way it is supposed to work? -- christian Well, Harv hit the aisles dancin' and screamin'. Some thought he had religion; others thought he had a demon, And Harv thought he had a Weedeater loose in his Fruit of the Looms. -- Ray Stevens (in "Mississippi Squirrel Revival")
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