OK, I know this is the wrong site to ask a question about the kenwood dnx 7120 but you guys are more organized! I just bought a dnx 7120. In order to get any video (gps entry included) while in motion, you simply have to take the wire for the ebrake and ground it (no other mod needed). Everyone knows that works. What I want to do is put that function on a toggle switch (i.e. I can switch that function to work or block the video)

Forgive my ignorance... can I merely run that wire to a any switch and then run it back out and ground it? Is the switch powered and if so how is it powered? Any ideas where to get the switch or what type? Thanks.

D

OK, I know this is the wrong site to ask a question about the kenwood dnx 7120 but you guys are more organized! I just bought a dnx 7120. In order to get any video (gps entry included) while in motion, you simply have to take the wire for the ebrake and ground it (no other mod needed). Everyone knows that works. What I want to do is put that function on a toggle switch (i.e. I can switch that function to work or block the video)

 

Forgive my ignorance... can I merely run that wire to a any switch and then run it back out and ground it? Is the switch powered and if so how is it powered? Any ideas where to get the switch or what type? Thanks.

 

D

Yes that's all you would need to do. Check Radio Shack as they have a variety of switches.

oooooooooooooohhhhhhhh kenwood in a pioneer forum????? be verrrrrrrrrry careful lol <----------------------------joke

that is a awesome deck..

Yeh, I know... good thing my address is not listed.... Kenwood in the Avic forum could be dangerous!

So, are these switches powered and if so, where does the power come from?

Sorry for the stupid question but wasn't sure how the switch thing worked with a ground wire.

D

i'm pretty sure any switch would work since your just trying to break the ground connection with it.

I have mine set up this way. The switch is a toggle switch. Flip it one way, and it completes the parking brake circuit. The other way will bypass the brake to let me use it while driving. The switch is hidden under my dash. I guess if I get pulled over and am worried about a ticket, I could flip the switch and show that it is installed correctly.

Mod 187, where did you get your switch from... radio shack? Is that switch powered by some external source?

D

The switch looks something like this:

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index ... Id=2062499

There is no power going to the switch. You could get a switch that may have a 12v light to indicate that it has power to it, but is completely unnecessary. Besides, this switch should be hidden.

There are 3 terminals on the switch I have: 1 for the first switch position, and 1 for the second, and i common. The parking brake wire from the radio goes to the center (common) terminal, then one or the remaining terminals goes to ground and the other to the parking brake switch.

I hope this makes sense. It's late, and I have a tooth ache. Darvocet makes me a little sleepy...

Just get a rocker. If its going to be hidden, the closer to flush-mount nature of a rocker will be far better. Nothing to stab your knee on if its going under the dash.