Not so much against the product - I have put one in and they work great
But in the process of tidying up all my other wiring I found that the stereo is it's own earth - the screws i had put in through the hole in the dash were earthing everything to there even when the main earth was removed from the battery
About to reinstall with more insulation around it
Blair
A good warning for everyone Blair not everyone would think about that and get a drained battery when they did not need it.
Get a fibreglass boat. No problem.
But thanks for sharing the info.
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Iam considering getting one for the tinnie. So how is best way? Should i put the unit inside an insulated box or an acrylic box so no part of the radio touches the ally.
is this the problem? I dont really understand
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greg
Hey GregOriginally Posted by Seahorse
I ended up getting a plasric DIN adaptor from Whitworths ($20), so it is now completely insulated
There are proabably other ways like you suggested but I think this was the best option for flush mounting
Blair
Hey Blair
whats a Din Adaptor. I went onto whitworth site but nothing came up for din adaptor.
So what u are saying is that none of the casing or screws from the casing of the radio is to touch the ally on the boat?
I think i will build an Acrylic box to slide radio into. So did u just run the earth wire straight to battery or to a separate switch.
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greg
Greg
It is called a Marine Stero Mounting Plate SKU is 69614N
You could also buy a chopping board and cut it down to make an adaptor
Blair
Hey Greg if its going into an open tinny I would steer clear of the fusion and go with something that already has a weatherproof box as part of the stereo like this one:
http://www.gme.net.au/products/disco...stems-1/GD9520
Well not completely weatherproof it will out last most of the fusion ones by a long shot and you won't have any earthing issues.
Yes, but one major flaw with GME. No internal battery to keep radio stations in memory and they don't write stations to a chip for easy recall. If you turn it off it goes into standby mode and will continue to drain your battery unless you have a battery isolation switch. If you then turn the battery isolation switch to 'off' you lose the radio stations you have programmed. A $2 internal battery (like the one in your computer, in your watch, in your remote and everything else you own, would have fixed this issue.
Marto, they look the goods but as Superdaff says, would be a pain in the arse if you have to reset stations all the time.
Great I guess if you just wanted for music.
Decisions, decisions.
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greg
I found that having to set a radio station or two whenever I used the boat was a lot easier than having to install a new stereo 12 months down the track because it started to have issues.
Thats just my experience with a Fusion stereo in an open boat.
I've actually still got the Fusion head unit if you want it Greg.
Thanks Marto
i see ur point. Really glad i saw this post.
I will check the GME ones out. Wheres best place? Prob Whitworths?
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greg
I bought mine at bias a couple of years ago and it came in a package with the speakers.
Not sure what the price was but I remember it being on sale at the time and I couldn't not buy it.
my gme remembers stations and its just a basic one. i know this because when i flick the isolator on at 4am triple m comes blaring out gets me every time.
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