Factory Amp(s) On/Off Button

08MustangDude

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I bought four of these buttons, so decided to use one to turn the factory AMP on or off.
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Soldered JST connectors on for power and light.
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Drilled out the blank button:
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Installed Switch:
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Installed into the bezel:
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Wiring everything up:
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I did not want the button light to be bright, so rather than use the +12 from the
radio's amp lead, I am using the +5 out result from the resister, so the light is dim,
and not in your face at night.

Drilled and tapped in a ground screw for the button's LED:
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Radio on, AMP on test:
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Radio on, Amp Off:
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Radio on, AMP on:
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All done:
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One side effect from wiring the LED to the +5 after the resister is; when there are hard bass hits,
at full volume, the light pulses after the hit. If I back the volume off -2, it doesn't do it. I know
why it does it, just didn't expect it.
 

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