Adrian G New Member 23 Member For: 5y 2m 26d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, victoria Posted 08/01/19 07:55 AM Share Posted 08/01/19 07:55 AM (edited) Hi guys, sorry if this has been covered in someway but I have searched everywhere.. Ive been reading a few people have wired up there boost guage to the cig lighter on FG xr6turbo with no issues. I've purchased a SaaS boost gauge from Autobarn which has 3 wires. White=12v dash lighting Black =negative/ground Orange= connect to battery. This is what's on the instructions of the guage. The cig lighter has 2 wires.. Black =negative Blue= power My question is where is everyone connecting the third (orange) wire. Are they running it to the battery seperate? I have spoken to SaaS and they said the orange must run to a constant power source or direct to battery. The cig lighter isn't the best spot to connect it too. How has everyone else do it.. Thanks Edited 08/01/19 07:57 AM by Adrian G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,238 Member For: 15y 11m 18d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 08/01/19 08:08 AM Share Posted 08/01/19 08:08 AM so it has a memory function? e.g. it needs constant power to save something? if so, then you can run a wire to the aux/tel plugs underneath the dash to get constant power. (it's a 2x4-pin plugs and easy enough with a multi-meter to find the constant source.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian G New Member 23 Member For: 5y 2m 26d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, victoria Posted 08/01/19 08:14 AM Author Share Posted 08/01/19 08:14 AM Yes exactly right. The function is to save whatever colour you have chosen. I can try that, otherwise worse case I guess I'll have to extend the orange wire and run it straight to the battery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,238 Member For: 15y 11m 18d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 08/01/19 08:16 AM Share Posted 08/01/19 08:16 AM the way I described has all you need for a full head-unit's power (ground, constant power, switched power, plus one extra), so it'll definitely work for a gauge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian G New Member 23 Member For: 5y 2m 26d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, victoria Posted 08/01/19 08:18 AM Author Share Posted 08/01/19 08:18 AM Sorry im a bit new to all this, so I can run the orange wire to the extra port on that 2x4 plug? No splicing into any other wires? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,238 Member For: 15y 11m 18d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 08/01/19 08:20 AM Share Posted 08/01/19 08:20 AM it's 2 plugs, with 4 pins in each white loom-plug. it's easy enough to just crimp on a connector and plug it straight into the port available. No need to splice any other wires at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian G New Member 23 Member For: 5y 2m 26d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, victoria Posted 08/01/19 08:21 AM Author Share Posted 08/01/19 08:21 AM Legend Thanks heaps ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,238 Member For: 15y 11m 18d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 08/01/19 08:22 AM Share Posted 08/01/19 08:22 AM no worries, mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,044 Member For: 9y 1m 28d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 08/01/19 08:26 AM Share Posted 08/01/19 08:26 AM 15 minutes ago, k31th said: you can run a wire to the aux/tel plugs I did this to power my wideband but it didn't like it and blew a fuse. Are the fuses in the usual spots or are they somewhere funky? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,238 Member For: 15y 11m 18d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 08/01/19 08:28 AM Share Posted 08/01/19 08:28 AM usual spot just below the steering wheel. might need to make it a couple more amps if you're running anything intense. I've run a head-unit off the aux one plenty of times and never blown a fuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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