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Disabling the power antenna
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Disabling the power antenna -
12-28-2004
, 11:11 PM
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In freezing temperatures the power antenna on my '94 Accord LX is often stuck because of the plastic strip that moves the antenna telescop is just not able to handle the extra friction. Since I still want to use my mp3 player through the radios FM band under those conditions, I'd like to splice in a toggle switch in the line that sends the "radio-on" signal to the antenna servo. From what I see in the wiring diagram, the servo motor gets both a constant +12V voltage and a "radio-on" 12V (?) on two separate lines (in addition of Ground) and from that I gather that the radio-on voltage supplies low signal power only to a relay that then applies the constant 12V power to the motor. So, it's pretty obvious that the toggle switch should be installed serially in the radio-on line. What is not obvious to me is from the wiring diagram just where the best place in that line would be because I can't see where that line originates under the dashboard. Has any of you installed such a switch and can lend me a hand in this? Rudy Another thing others have done is to wipe the antenna (while it is extended) |
easy to try... once you get the darned thing extended!
Mike
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I have no particular knowledge of the '94 Accord, but I would think the least painful would be to remove the stereo and tap into the wiring harness that plugs in at the back of the stereo. http://tinyurl.com/3wh3a (leads to http://www.installdr.com) will tell you how to remove the stereo. It also says the wire is brown with white stripe, same as right rear speaker negative. I believe this is wrong, the factory manual says YEL/WHT for the antenna trigger (and BRN/WHT for the right rear speaker negative). |
replaced the radio once, so I know how to do it. However, I'm not sure
the best place is at that wiring harness to make the splice for the
toggle switch. Oh, and yes, you're right about the color coding of the
antenna trigger wire: it is YEL/WHT at the antenna end. WHT/BLU is for
the constant battery voltage there.
Rudy
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"Randolph" <trash (AT) junkmail (DOT) com> wrote: I have no particular knowledge of the '94 Accord, but I would think the least painful would be to remove the stereo and tap into the wiring harness that plugs in at the back of the stereo. I do have the '94 Accord service manual and using that I've already replaced the radio once, so I know how to do it. However, I'm not sure the best place is at that wiring harness to make the splice for the toggle switch. Oh, and yes, you're right about the color coding of the antenna trigger wire: it is YEL/WHT at the antenna end. WHT/BLU is for the constant battery voltage there. |
harness that plugs in between the stereo and the original plug on the
car wiring harness. If so, I would splice the toggle switch into this
adapter harness.
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In freezing temperatures the power antenna on my '94 Accord LX is often stuck because of the plastic strip that moves the antenna telescop is just not able to handle the extra friction. Since I still want to use my mp3 player through the radios FM band under those conditions, I'd like to splice in a toggle switch in the line that sends the "radio-on" signal to the antenna servo. From what I see in the wiring diagram, the servo motor gets both a constant +12V voltage and a "radio-on" 12V (?) on two separate lines (in addition of Ground) and from that I gather that the radio-on voltage supplies low signal power only to a relay that then applies the constant 12V power to the motor. So, it's pretty obvious that the toggle switch should be installed serially in the radio-on line. What is not obvious to me is from the wiring diagram just where the best place in that line would be because I can't see where that line originates under the dashboard. Has any of you installed such a switch and can lend me a hand in this? Rudy |
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"R. P." <r_pol12gar (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:w7qAd.297722$HA.67247 (AT) attbi_s01 (DOT) .. In freezing temperatures the power antenna on my '94 Accord LX is often stuck because of the plastic strip that moves the antenna telescop is just not able to handle the extra friction. Since I still want to use my mp3 player through the radios FM band under those conditions, I'd like to splice in a toggle switch in the line that sends the "radio-on" signal to the antenna servo. From what I see in the wiring diagram, the servo motor gets both a constant +12V voltage and a "radio-on" 12V (?) on two separate lines (in addition of Ground) and from that I gather that the radio-on voltage supplies low signal power only to a relay that then applies the constant 12V power to the motor. So, it's pretty obvious that the toggle switch should be installed serially in the radio-on line. What is not obvious to me is from the wiring diagram just where the best place in that line would be because I can't see where that line originates under the dashboard. Has any of you installed such a switch and can lend me a hand in this? Rudy Another thing others have done is to wipe the antenna (while it is extended) with silicone spray on a cloth. It may not do the job for you, but it is easy to try... once you get the darned thing extended! Mike |
Silicone spray doesn't last.
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Jim Yanik
jyanik
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kua.net
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If you put in an after-market stereo, you probably used an adapter harness that plugs in between the stereo and the original plug on the car wiring harness. If so, I would splice the toggle switch into this adapter harness. |
was, so I needed no adapter harness. I got the replacement radio from a
junked car.
Rudy
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"Michael Pardee" <michaeltnull (AT) cybertrails (DOT) com> wrote in Another thing others have done is to wipe the antenna (while it is extended) with silicone spray on a cloth. It may not do the job for you, but it is easy to try... once you get the darned thing extended! Mike Radio Shack makes a teflon lube gel that works in VERY low temps. Silicone spray doesn't last. -- Jim Yanik jyanik at kua.net |
Mike
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Radio Shack makes a teflon lube gel that works in VERY low temps. Silicone spray doesn't last. |
something called "All-Purpose Lube Gel" but there was no indication on
the tube that it contained teflon. However, from its general properties,
I suspected that was it and bought a tube. Sure enough, on the receipt
it was described as "Lube Gel w teflon," so I figured I got that one
right. Too bad that not even their Web page mentions teflon at:
http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...5Fid=64%2D2326
The above Web address is supposed to be a single line, BTW.
Anyway, thanks for the tip, Jim, I'll try it. If this does not do the
job at cold temps, I still might install an SPDT switch in the antenna
trigger line, so it would allow normal, always retracted and always
extracted antenna operation. The latter one by applying the battery
voltage to the trigger wire in place of the radio-on signal.
Rudy
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In freezing temperatures the power antenna on my '94 Accord LX is often stuck because of the plastic strip that moves the antenna telescop is just not able to handle the extra friction. Since I still want to use my mp3 player through the radios FM band under those conditions, I'd like to splice in a toggle switch in the line that sends the "radio-on" signal to the antenna servo. From what I see in the wiring diagram, the servo motor gets both a constant +12V voltage and a "radio-on" 12V (?) on two separate lines (in addition of Ground) and from that I gather that the radio-on voltage supplies low signal power only to a relay that then applies the constant 12V power to the motor. So, it's pretty obvious that the toggle switch should be installed serially in the radio-on line. What is not obvious to me is from the wiring diagram just where the best place in that line would be because I can't see where that line originates under the dashboard. Has any of you installed such a switch and can lend me a hand in this? Rudy Have the same problem with my '98 accord... |
goes to the radio
if you disconect it the antenna will not work anymore...
maybe this helps....
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