"sdlomi2" > wrote in message
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> Help! Got a '55 Studebaker. Aftermkt. mp3/cd/amfm radio. If I set
> stations, it remembers fine going from on to off to access to off. But!
> When I start i, the starter seems to drop the "voltage threshold"(at least
> that's what I visualize) such that all memory settings are lost.
> Ideas, please? Thank you, s
>

IRRC the start position disconnects the acc post to prevent drawing current
the wrong way. The memory should be connected to +12V line, not the ignition
switch or circuit controlled by it.

Chas Hurst