Miata Mailing List: February 2000, Message #210

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At 12:09 AM 2/2/00 -0500, Dennis B. Swaney wrote:
>I sent this to Eric over a week ago and he hasn't replied. Can anyone 
>else answer my questions regarding Brandon's kit from a customer's 
>point?
>

>>>Go here:
>>>http://home.earthlink.net/~bkmcomber/brb/
>>>

>>
>>Eric, how do the connections go? For what year is the color coding? 
>>Mazda tends to use different ones in different years, What is the 
>>rating of the switch? What did you do with the lighter assembly? I 
>>use mine for powering the GPS, recharging the cell phone etc.
>
>
>
>Miataly,
>Dennis



Sorry Dennis and All Who Wanted to Know,

Somehow I missed this message.

My car is a '92 US model and the wiring diagram that Brandon supplied with
the kit was spot on.

Hmmmm. Rating of the switch;  I don't know, I just assume that Brandon and
Keith know what they are doing and used hardware that was up to the task.
Everything seems very meaty.

I hated using my lighter socket to power external devices like a radar
detector or cell phone because of it's proximity to the steering wheel.
Before I got the BRB kit, I had already put a power port next to the glove
box, just below the map light.  Instead of using the lighter circuit, which
is switched, I tapped into the map light which is constantly on.  This way
I could leave my phone in the car to charge if I needed to.  A 15 minute
mod for less than 10 bucks, and drilling into the plastic to install the
power port is a whole lot less scary than the idea of drilling a hole in
the oil pan for a turbo oil return line.




Eric Moon
'92 Miata SOLO II  CSP
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