Hi Suzie,
If the aluminum wire you are referring to is about as thick as a pencil, and has
a thinner "nose" in the middle, it is your antenna wire. There is a matching
socket in the radio.
Matt
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> Hi Suzie:
>
> Auto motive wiring usually is Red to positive. Black to negative. So I would
> assume the red wire is your hot or positive power in. The alum. wire is most
> likely a ground that you could try attaching to the metal chassis of the
> radio. If the radio has a black/negative wire that will have to be grounded
> also. Assuming that your house battery is grounded negative to the trailer.
>
> Also it may have a wire for maintaining your preset stations and clock. That
> wire may be yellow. That should be hooked to positive.
>
> Be aware that when hooked up these radios are always on in the preset side to
> keep the clock set. So over a long period of nonuse of the trailer they can
> discharge your house battery. If you are not concerned about the clock
> function put a toggle switch in that side of the circuit.
>
> Speaker wires will be solids and stripes that match. Like gray (+ speaker
> side) solid matches gray/black striped (- speaker side) etc.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Square John
> 1958 Caravanner & 63 Trade Wind
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