How to wire up a TSC radio on a L2800?

[MDM]

Let me get this straight. There are 2 wires for worklights under each fender - a yellow and a black. The yellow is positive and the black is negative - is this correct?

I hooked up my worklight and blew the fuse. I hooked up the radio and blew the fuse. I could have had my wires crossed.

Is this correct. The positive wire from the work light connects to the yellow wire under the fender and the black wire from the work light connects to the black wire under the fender. The red wire from the radio connects to the yellow wire under the fender and the black wire from the radio connects to the black wire under the fender.

 

[ccsial]

Let me get this straight. There are 2 wires for worklights under each fender - a yellow and a black. The yellow is positive and the black is negative - is this correct?

I hooked up my worklight and blew the fuse. I hooked up the radio and blew the fuse. I could have had my wires crossed.

Is this correct. The positive wire from the work light connects to the yellow wire under the fender and the black wire from the work light connects to the black wire under the fender. The red wire from the radio connects to the yellow wire under the fender and the black wire from the radio connects to the black wire under the fender.

The yellow wire is positive. I just went out and confirmed this with a meter.

It sounds like you have things connected OK. Try disconnecting the lights and see if the radio is OK. Maybe a light is shorted.

 

[MDM]

I think I might have my toggle switch for the work light hooked up wrong. I had both positives hooked up to one side of the switch and both negatives hooked to the other. Would this cause a fuse to blow because I just blew another. Do I need to have a positive and negative hooked to each side of the toggle switch? I'm out of fuses now. I have to run and get some.

 

[jimdan]

I don't know which TSC radio you got, but if it is the pushbutton one you will need a steady supply of 12V to hold the settings. That means you will have to run a wire from the postive side of the battery and ground to the frame. Also, to mount on the ROPS I fashioned a mount that utilizes the two mounting bolts on the bottom of the ROPS. I had to purchase two slightly longer bolts to make up for the mount I welded together and then powder coated. You can't see the bolts in the picture but it should give you an idea. I also put a car mount for satellite radio on the fender so I can push that through the FM portion of the radio.
r/Dan

 

[638]

MDM

Don't put the negative wires on the switch. You only need to switch the hot wire.

ron

 

[MDM]

Ok. I got the wiring figured out. Thanks. I'm just going to run the radio directly to the battery. I will post a pic when I get the radio bolted down.

 

[wushaw]

I think I might have my toggle switch for the work light hooked up wrong. I had both positives hooked up to one side of the switch and both negatives hooked to the other. Would this cause a fuse to blow because I just blew another. Do I need to have a positive and negative hooked to each side of the toggle switch? I'm out of fuses now. I have to run and get some.

Yes this will cause a direct short every time it is switched on...

 

[MDM]

Here's a couple of pics of the radio mounted. I wired it directly to the battery. It works good and should make cutting the grass a little more enjoyable.