New Stereo Setup

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acbarr1
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New Stereo Setup

Hi all,
 Working on installing a stereo on my C36 MkI. No stereo is currently onboard and I have a free accessory switch on the DC circuit panel to operate it.

The plan:
1) Bluetooth receiver to play back music from my iPhone: https://www.dropbox.com/s/67kvaotd57qbhgn/BT-TWO-WEB-MANUAL.pdf?dl=0

2) Amplifier to power the speakers: https://pdf.crutchfieldonline.com/ImageBank/v20200422124900/Manuals/113/...
3) to speakers - still TBD but I'm not worried about that for now.

My questions:
A) For the Bluetooth adapter, do I follow the diagram and connect the yellow wire directly to my house battery? and Red to accessory switch?
B) For the amplifier, do I follow the diagram and connect the yellow wire directly to the house battery? and Blue (power control wire) to accessory switch?

seems like these two yellow leads going directly to the battery is ill-advised since they will be drawing on the battery even if the accessory switch is "OFF"

I saw in this thread https://www.catalina36.org/forum/general-discussion/electrical-power-ste... raingolfer tied the two power leads together to the switch but it looks like he had trouble with it.
C) Can i tie this all in on the same accessory switch or do the two components need to be on their own dedicated switch?
 

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Catboat Willy
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Aaron;

 I see exactly your source of confusion after reading the directions. Yellow wires are usually used for signalling or switching (China) and not normally used for a power feed especially when there is a red wire available for connection to the 12+  .I see the yellow wire is fused and run to the battery, the red wire runs to a switch to which the other side of that switch is not described in the instructions. You might want to watch the following YouTube video which gives some instruction and also lists the telephone number for technical support; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tObHbsSDWeQ

Bill

 

Bill Dolan 1990 Catalina C-36 MKI - Hull #1041  'Williwaw'
Std. Rig, Walk Through, Wing Keel
M35, Oberdorfer Conversion,
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