Radio Question

[Raybo]

Good morning all. Having the radio put in today and they asked me if I wanted the radio to work off the key (need the key on to work). So how does everybody on here does it? Would you rather have the radio work without or with the key?

[bronsonj]

I put the radio on a separate toggle, not the key. Just so it could run without the key on.

Last time we were at an impromptu party at the river a guy had a great radio in his cart and we played that till the wee-hours. If it were my cart, I wouldn't want to risk the possibility of someone being inebriated or not paying attention and hit the gas accidentally while listening and thinking the cart is 'off'.

[Raybo]

Originally Posted by bronsonj

I put the radio on a separate toggle, not the key. Just so it could run without the key on.

Last time we were at an impromptu party at the river a guy had a great radio in his cart and we played that till the wee-hours. If it were my cart, I wouldn't want to risk the possibility of someone being inebriated or not paying attention and hit the gas accidentally while listening and thinking the cart is 'off'.

From my understanding the cart wont move without the key but the radio will still work without the key.

[bronsonj]

Depends what key switch you install I suppose (or how you wire your radio).

My stock EZGO TXT cart doesn't have an accessory position on the key. It's either on or off. Since I wanted to run radio while key is off, I ran it off a toggle. Often people just run it off the battery directly without the toggle. That's a good solution too, but I wanted to be able to turn it off without having to find the dimly lit power button on my radio.