Re: HELP!!! Cig. Lighter: 9 ohms between POS and GROUND????
 

"Thomas G. Marshall" wrote:

<snip>

> Is it ok to use a bolt on the chassis for ground? I know that the chassis
> /is/ ground anyway, but should I find a "cleaner" ground of some kind?

That would be perfectly fine. I usually crimp a ring terminal to my
ground wire and mount in to a chassis bolt.

> Also, what are the potential ill effects should someone plug in something
> more hefty than my phone charger into something grounded directly to the
> chassis?

If the chassis connection is good and tight, you are fine with any load
you can realistically plug in to your outlet.

Re: HELP!!! Cig. Lighter: 9 ohms between POS and GROUND????
 

"Thomas G. Marshall" wrote:

<snip>

> Is it ok to use a bolt on the chassis for ground? I know that the chassis
> /is/ ground anyway, but should I find a "cleaner" ground of some kind?

That would be perfectly fine. I usually crimp a ring terminal to my
ground wire and mount in to a chassis bolt.

> Also, what are the potential ill effects should someone plug in something
> more hefty than my phone charger into something grounded directly to the
> chassis?

If the chassis connection is good and tight, you are fine with any load
you can realistically plug in to your outlet.

Re: HELP!!! Cig. Lighter: 9 ohms between POS and GROUND????
 

Randolph coughed up:
> "Thomas G. Marshall" wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
>> Can you point to someplace on the web that can help me figure out
>> what to undo? Is it a simple paragraph of explanation? I've opened
>> up several dashboads in my time, but the mounts for this one seem
>> pretty concealed, and at least /tight/.
>
> Well, isn't his your lucky day. See http://tinyurl.com/6xhvs. (this
> goes to http://www.installdr.com). This document is about installing
> a new stereo in your car, and part of that process is to take off the
> panel where the lighter sits.

WOW. Thanks.

A very small complaint is that the dash shown is /not/ the 99 CRV that I
have. Mine does not have that bottom tip-out tray. It is an empty flat
area for eyeglasses, dirt, dust.

This means that the screws it indicates are not there. It will be small
work to figure the rest out, though I have already tried (again). Hopefully
I not /too/ awfully dense, unless I've already proven otherwise here ;)

*Thanks* for the heads up on the install site. Is it a submission based
site? I've often thought that such a free-based instructions site would be
perfect. It could take any instructions offered by others, with or without
pictures, and would offer others for the exact same thing, should
duplicates, better or worse, be submitted.

--
Framsticks. 3D Artificial Life evolution. You can see the creatures
that evolve and how they interact, hunt, swim, etc. (Unaffiliated with
me). http://www.frams.alife.pl/

Re: HELP!!! Cig. Lighter: 9 ohms between POS and GROUND????
 

Randolph coughed up:
> "Thomas G. Marshall" wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
>> Can you point to someplace on the web that can help me figure out
>> what to undo? Is it a simple paragraph of explanation? I've opened
>> up several dashboads in my time, but the mounts for this one seem
>> pretty concealed, and at least /tight/.
>
> Well, isn't his your lucky day. See http://tinyurl.com/6xhvs. (this
> goes to http://www.installdr.com). This document is about installing
> a new stereo in your car, and part of that process is to take off the
> panel where the lighter sits.

WOW. Thanks.

A very small complaint is that the dash shown is /not/ the 99 CRV that I
have. Mine does not have that bottom tip-out tray. It is an empty flat
area for eyeglasses, dirt, dust.

This means that the screws it indicates are not there. It will be small
work to figure the rest out, though I have already tried (again). Hopefully
I not /too/ awfully dense, unless I've already proven otherwise here ;)

*Thanks* for the heads up on the install site. Is it a submission based
site? I've often thought that such a free-based instructions site would be
perfect. It could take any instructions offered by others, with or without
pictures, and would offer others for the exact same thing, should
duplicates, better or worse, be submitted.

--
Framsticks. 3D Artificial Life evolution. You can see the creatures
that evolve and how they interact, hunt, swim, etc. (Unaffiliated with
me). http://www.frams.alife.pl/