Okay, so I did get my Satellite Radio Installed
(mostly) and that was a nice thing to accomplish.
So here is in essence what I did, I mounted
the satellite radio to the wall above the TV yet below the cabinet. It is in an
area that I can see it, yet I can also access it.
I ran the wires down through the wall to
the back of the stereo that came with Wanda and plugged it into the back of it
there.
To run the wires I first drilled the
holes up near the satellite radio itself is mounted. I then tied a screw around
a bit of string and shoved it in the hole.
This way the screw would fit through the
hole, yet is heavy enough to drop down the wall. I reached into the cabinet
that is behind Wanda’s Stereo and grabbed the string.
After removing the screw, I could tie
that string to the cable to be dragged, up, making sure to tie it in such a way
that would make the ‘pointy end’ of said cable point towards the string, and
therefore hole.
I did this for the power cable and the
audio cable.
The rest was wiring up the necessary
bits and hiding it behind Wanda’s Stereo.
I installed a small strip of LED Flex
Strip (some extras from work) onto the side of the cabinet and placed it next
to the switch that I put there to turn on and off the satellite radio.
Here is the quick and simple wiring
diagram of how I did it.
I bought and installed a 12V to 12V DC
to DC converter in there, so as to ensure that no matter what the voltage level
that Wanda’s batteries are at, that the satellite radio will always get a
steady and stable 12V DC
The antenna still needs to be run up the
wall and mounted on the roof. That will be done by the RV tech that installed
the solar panels on Wanda’s roof for me.
So for now I have the antenna strung
across the place and sitting next to the window, but all in all, I am pleased with
how it all went in and works.
As always: Keep your head up, your
attitude positive, and keep moving forward!
No comments:
Post a Comment