Finally got strobes to work with alarm

Well after much trial and error I finally got my strobes to go off when my alarm goes off. You are might be thinking why that not that hard you would just use the siren output to trigger the strobes. Well what if I did not want the strobes to go off everytime I arm and disarm my truck. First I tried using the DEI 528T timed relay but could not get it to work and kept frying my alarm brains. Thank God DEI has an awsome warranty policy. So after frying 3 alarm brains I said F it and ditched trying to use the 528T. So I tried the TR7(not the car) timed triger made by PAC. I was able to get it to work. I have the TR7 delay the current going to my strobes for 5 seconds before it send a current to my strobes. So now would be theifs are going to have strobe lights going off when they try to break in my truck. Also for kicks I also hooked the strobes up so I can activate them with the remote to my alarm. Thanks to this website and everybody that answered my questions. I would not have figured this out with out you. Also thanks to Karl at PAC. You are the man.

exactly how did u wire it to work that way.i dont undertand what you men.canyou tell us.thanks

What I did was tap a wire into the +12volt sire output from the alarm and connected it to the trigger input on the TR7. I have the TR7 programed so the signal output will have a 5 second delay before it sends the current out. After 5 seconds it will send a current to a 30amp relay which will send a current to the strobes. Let me know if this does not make sense. I could draw a digram. Here is a link to the TR7 http://www.go2pac.com/products/trigger.htm

but he strobes still go on when you arm and disarm the alarm i thought u got it to work only when the alarm is tiggered

I did with the 5 second delay. Since the siren only chirps about three seconds when arming or disarming the siren wire is dead before 5 seconds.

oh i see now good job any more hints keep us posted