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poe408

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Location: California, United States

Posted: April 02, 2018 at 8:14 PM / IP Logged

hi everybody,

i have an issue i can’t seem to figure out. was hoping i can get some guidance on how to troubleshoot.

here’s the equipment;

alarm: viper 5906

trunk solenoid: DEI 522T

the trunk release wire from the alarm is being used to trigger a relay that then gives 12v to the trunk solenoid. there’s a 15a fuse in the wire going to the solenoid.

hitting the trunk release button on the remote results in triggering the trunk solenoid, as expected. however, the solenoid keeps blowing the 15a fuse between itself and the relay. sometimes the solenoid will pop the trunk before blowing the fuse. sometimes it seems like it’s barely getting any power and struggles to pull the wire. but no matter how it behaves, the fuse will blow after 1-3 tries.

i’ve switched out the solenoid already. both solenoids have same behavior.

what could be the problem here?

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eguru

Copper - Posts: 340

Joined: February 04, 2018

Location: Quebec, Canada

Posted: April 02, 2018 at 8:19 PM / IP Logged

Are you using a slow blow fuse?

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poe408

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Joined: April 02, 2018

Location: California, United States

Posted: April 03, 2018 at 12:17 AM / IP Logged

i’m not sure. it’s the fuses that came with the trunk release solenoid from DEI. i assume it’s whatever kind they wanted you to use.

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i am an idiot

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Joined: September 21, 2006

Location: Louisiana, United States

Posted: April 03, 2018 at 6:02 AM / IP Logged

Wd-40 on the mechanism the solenoid is pulling.

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howie ll

Pot Metal - Posts: 16,466

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Location: United Kingdom

Posted: April 09, 2018 at 5:44 AM / IP Logged

Sounds like either solenoid relocation or if you used a relay how did you wire it?

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