Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2004 14:23:24 -0700 From: "Zon" <johnnopsamy.to.group.please> Subject: Re: Electric antenna wiring & trouble shooting ...
"Walt Kienzle" <wkienzlenopsam.net> wrote in message news:bt4kmh0d6mnopsams4.newsguy.com... > My experience is not with anything as new as your model, but the ground > connection is typically through the body of the car; therefore a separate > wire isn't needed. As you have found, one wire supplies 12V all the time to > allow the motor to move the antenna up and down. The second wire likely > supplies 12V when the radio is on to signal that the antenna should go to > the raised position. When the radio is off, there is no voltage present on > that line, signaling the antenna to be lowered. > > BTW, my aftermarket Blaupunkt radio also follows this convention (as do all > aftermarket radios that I have seen), so my power antenna still works > correctly. I have seen replacement power antennas for about $30. Unless > the problem is a bad fuse or broken wire, it may save much grief to just > install a replacement instead of spending time trying to effect a repair. > > I hope this helps. > > Walt Kienzle > 1991 9000T > Thanks. This helps for sure! I will check two incoming wires again, and if they seem to work like you described, I will get replacement. BR, Z
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