Bluetooth Dongle

[finless]

finless

thank you very much for that explanation - thats sort of what I thought about that cable

I am going with your DIY cable (I purchased the parts listed in your original thread and they arrived yesterday)

I will purchase the SM10 from Dave to support our vendors

If you have any questions or need help, let me know! I will help you.

PM me if you want my phone number.

Bob

 

[lookerjdc]

If you have any questions or need help, let me know! I will help you.

PM me if you want my phone number.

Bob

thank you very much Bob

if I get stuck I will PM you

I assume you are using standard 20 gauge wire?

 

[finless]

thank you very much Bob

if I get stuck I will PM you

I assume you are using standard 20 gauge wire?

Yes correct!

Bob

 

[finless]

thank you very much Bob

if I get stuck I will PM you

I assume you are using standard 20 gauge wire?

The unit does not need heavy wire! The USB cord for power is what it is and for sure not 20 gauge! Most USB plugs are rated for PC power and less than an AMP. They are probably like 28 gauge.
The audio is also not 20 gauge. It does not need to be as it is a low level signal. So use what you can find as it really does not matter.

Bob

 

[shelbydave]

For audio, I ordered the cable from Mouser Electronics, and just soldered the terminals on to the end of the wire.
For the power, I had an extra micro USB cable laying around, so I cut the standard USB end off, and used the wires.

I know the pins I listed are supposed to be solderless, but since the pins are like 10 cents each, and the crimp tool for the pins was listed at $650.00, I decided to do a combination. I used a tiny bit of solder, then crimped. works great, and saved a ton of money.

 

[MTFan]

I installed mine in about an hour and a half. I mounted it in the trunk using one of the mounting brackets. I used the screw on the right side cover in the trunk to hold the bracket.