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Originally Posted by SUT-UP
Very Nice. Make sure you shoot some pictures of the befores and afters. I'm curious to see how everything mounts up. Esp where the bearcat is now. That could end up being my alternate CB install location if I can't settle on one that will fit within the Onstar slot.
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Okay...I'll snap some pictures this evening or tomorrow when I finalize the wiring and troubleshooting a problem.
Regarding location...I couldn't get the Bearcat in the dash, its just too big. My "behind the dash" space is at a premium due to other equipment in the truck, so I didn't even try to get the 385 in there either. Instead I just surface mounted the unit on the side of the console...on the carpeted triangular bit just to the right of the gas pedal. This was where my Cobra CB hung, so it was a good location for me.
The unit works great with the slim Carson ("basic") speaker that I already had with the Carson stutter horn. Nice and loud...the neighborhood kids LOVED it. The PA works well too...so far I'm very happy with this unit.
The problem I'm troubleshooting is a blown fuse. Both the 385 and my stutter horn connect to the same speaker. I figured this wouldn't be a problem, but the 385 blows its fuse after 1-2 seconds of siren when the stutter horn is connected. If I disconnect the stutter horn from the speaker (leaving just the 385 connected) I can run the siren indefinitely without blowing its fuse.
I'm thinking I may be able to keep them both connected if I put a diode in the lines connecting the devices to the speaker...dunno, I've gotta research the problem a bit more. So currently my stutter horn is disconnected so I can play with the siren/pa.
If anyone has some insight on what maybe causing this, please chime in.
Pics coming...