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Brando
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Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 1:23 am |
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91parkave wrote: or you could wire your 12v positive to your amp turn on wire and groung of the amp then your light will be on whenever the ignition is on. Using a relay of course, since the remote wire is very low current and is only meant to send a few milliamps of current to tell an amp to turn on. More on the usage of relays can be found here: http://www.bcae1.com/relays.htmthe average remote lead can only handle about one half of an amp of current. Some head units have fused remote leads, others don't (recommend to put a .5 amp glass fuse in place if not)...if you were to hook the neon up directly to your head unit's remote wire without the use of a relay, you would most likely end up replacing a fuse or sending it in for repair because your burned the output transistor. Most remote outputs are switched through a very small transistor. This means that they are EASILY damaged by excessive current flow. They should be fused close to the head unit with a .5 amp fuse. A 1 amp fuse may not protect the switching transistor, which supplies power to the remote output. Do not try to use the remote output to power fans directly.
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Brando
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Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 10:59 pm |
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You could also replace the stock bulb with an LED bulb...
http://superbrightleds.com/
I used blue LED bulbs in my Delta 88 (dome light and courtesy lights). It looks cool, but you can't see shit if you actually need to read something....like a map.
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88delta88
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Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:21 pm |
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Brando wrote: You could also replace the stock bulb with an LED bulb... http://superbrightleds.com/I used blue LED bulbs in my Delta 88 (dome light and courtesy lights). It looks cool, but you can't see shit if you actually need to read something....like a map. TOC Admin Brando
OOOohh, I like the UV ones... Might have to check into that...
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88delta88
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Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 9:23 pm |
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look for a neon with the sound activated function... There are a lot of them out there, for quite cheap, and have sound sensitivity adjustments.
Trying to make your current neons dance to sound will be tough.
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88 Coupe
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Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 1:23 am |
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91buickman wrote: ........ buy a fuse tester from autozone it comes in handy ........
How does a fuse tester work?
Does it do the job any more efficiently than a VOM?
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88 Coupe
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Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 6:48 pm |
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91buickman wrote: because its made to the width of a regular and mini fuses ........ So, the fuse must be removed in order to test it? 91buickman wrote: ........ alot faster than having to use a VOM anyday ........
So, while troubleshooting an electrical problem, one would put down a VOM, go to his/her toolbox, to get a fuse tester. A special tool that will do the same job as the VOM, that was abandoned. Then remove a fuse and insert it into that dedicated fuse tester.
Tel us again, how much quicker the fuse tester is, than a VOM?
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91parkave
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Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 7:24 pm |
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88 Coupe wrote: So, the fuse must be removed in order to test it? No the fuse isnt to be pulled, thats why fuse tester is faster to use 88 Coupe wrote: So, while troubleshooting an electrical problem, one would put down a VOM, go to his/her toolbox, to get a fuse tester. A special tool that will do the same job as the VOM, that was abandoned. Then remove a fuse and insert it into that dedicated fuse tester.
Tel us again, how much quicker the fuse tester is, than a VOM? Lay down the beer for a minute and quit putting false wordsout......yes a fuse tester is faster to test fuses, no one said jack about not using a VOM if they felt the need to BTW this tool is 2-3bucks nothing special or expensive next time you get out , go take a look at one im sure youll be elated..... MArshall[/QUOTE]
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