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I just purchased an original radio for my 64 F100. As you can see in the attached picture, the power cable is pretty short. The female end to plug in the radio is still in the truck and doesn't extend more than a few inches from the fuse panel. My question is, should I cut the male and female attachments off and splice the cables together with a new, longer cable. Or should I try to find an extension cable online somewhere and keep the original connections?
I'm going to use it as-is and hope for the best. I just really like the idea of a crackly old AM radio in this old truck. I'll probably just snip the two connectors and use a new cable. Thanks for the advice!
I'm kind of a newbie to this. Those stock connections are called bullet connectors, right?
Without zooming in on your pic I do believe they are bullet type connectors. Tedster from above is partially correct depending on how things go. Every electrical connection has the potential to cause noise or intermittent operation. A short piece and good workmanship should be fine. Add a 100 feet and you will have too much resistance in the wire itself. The YouTube video headline suggests this is a 1962 radio which makes it a tube radio so that would be fun
I would suggest, use an in-line fuse, when you make your extension cable. I would make an extension with the matching male/female bullet connectors so you can just plug it to the existing wires. Sometimes that old, oxidized wire is hard to solder.
Resonator: What size (amperage) of in-line fuse is recommended for the power line to the radio? I have a transistor radio, that has been refurbished, for my '66 F250. Is the fuse recommended for the tube-type the same as for the transistor type or?
Thx for the reply. Jeff
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