Is it recommended to physically turn the V1 off, or is it OK to just power it off and on with the ignition of your car without touching the knob?
Is it recommended to physically turn the V1 off, or is it OK to just power it off and on with the ignition of your car without touching the knob?
i usually just turn the ignition off (mine is hardwired too) it makes it a lot easier to deal with and i dont think the starting up/turning off of the car hurts it
Do whatever you are comfortable with. I personally turn it off first before turning off the ignition.
i leave mine on almost ALL the time, im afraid ill forget to turn it ON...
ive been busted because i thought it was on & never checked !!!
lol, same thing happened to me this weekend. I had it turned off and when I finally realized it, and turned it on, I was getting I/O KA from the rear. :shock: I wasn't speeding at the time.Originally Posted by bushpilot
My V1 turns on or off when I turn the key in the ignition and I have never had any issues with it breaking, shorting out, or blowing any fuses. I did however forget to turn it on after I had turned it off one time long ago so I decided to never turn it off ever again.
i have a switch for mine. i turn it off before i leave my car. when you start your car, the current is all over the place, and i dont want cause any unnecessary damage to the v1 if i can help it
there are certainly more critical and certainly more expensiveOriginally Posted by Jammer84_03
electrical components that id be worried about....whens the last
time you had ANYTHING stop functioning because you left it on
while starting your car...
do you turn EVERYTHING off before you exit your car ???
yup, my cb, v1 and sirius get the boot everytime i turn the engine off. when i get my scanners, i will do the same for those as well. i have a ritual when i get in the car, so i never forget to turn everything on
When I hard-wired mine, I was lucky and found a circuit that is only live when the ignition is ON, so when you start it up, it goes ON and stays ON, no ON-OFF-ON, just goes ON and stays on till I open my door(with ignition turned off), must have to do with the dome light, but I'll take it.
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