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Title: Wiring new monitor in place of javelina screen
Post by: Peter on May 07, 2023, 03:19:20 pm
I now have the old javelina monitor out of the front dash. The monitor has a small black box attached to it with red and black wire which I presume is the power to the crt. The red and black wire run along and then are connected to a green  and a white wire ( see pics of the connectors) is the red a wire a constant 12 volt power source and the black the ground?? If this is the case I will just connect the constant power on for the new monitor to the red wire and the black together as a ground. But I want to be sure because all the posts I have read do not mention this little black box that was  attached to the crt monitor.  Any one have first hand knowledge of this??
Title: Re: Wiring new monitor in place of javelina screen
Post by: Rich Bowman on May 07, 2023, 03:31:51 pm
First thing I would do is put a volt meter on it with ignition on and off.

Rich
Title: Re: Wiring new monitor in place of javelina screen
Post by: red tractor on May 07, 2023, 07:46:17 pm
That little black box needs to be removed. It was the power supply for the old Javelina display. It should be red + 12 volts and the black was ground. I think that the 12 volts was a switched 12 volts. So when you wanted to see the monitor you turned it on.
Title: Re: Wiring new monitor in place of javelina screen
Post by: Peter on May 08, 2023, 12:13:25 pm
Thanks!
So now I have further question. I got all the connections hooked up and got all the cameras but can not get the tanks levels to come up. I am using a Bnc to rca connector into a yellow rca cord. The cord also has  a red connector to it but I assumed I would not need this as the other end is a 4 pin connector which has power in it. Do I still have to power the red connector it see an image?