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Message: <blockquote data-quote="cdwood2010" data-source="post: 731677" data-attributes="member: 25228">Hi [USER=25523]@beatles2011[/USER], you have a couple of options.  You could just wire it direct to a power source so its always on.  A bit crude though.  Ideally you only want it powered when the ignition is on, so I would tap the +12v into the radio power, and the black (-neg) can just be earthed on the nearest screw that goes into something metal.   You can test the right wire using a 12v bulb but it should be fairly obvious; red and probably fused.   If you're just using the socket to power devices like phones or sat nav then the draw is very low.  Hth.  Chris.</blockquote>