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yeah, I was amazed by the crap when I opened the box.
WEll, I have no idea what to do.
The green alternator wire is still a problem. right?
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by the way, I really appreciate all the helps you offer.
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Posted: June 17, 2007 at 10:47 PM / IP Logged  

connect the green wire to the Civic 12 volt constant wire, as mentioned above 

Once you're sure all the wires are connected, I suggest starting the car with the key manually .. letting it run for 1 minutes.  Then, shut it down and initiate the remote sequence to remote start the car (this process is documented in the scanned pages of the manual you showed me)

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HI peterubers thanks a lot!
Here are some wire diagram I found on the internet
I didn't see the WHITE/ black wire, can you tell me where you get it?
Thank you!
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i'm not seeing it on that diagram either -- it may just be a white wire (according to that diagram)

Basically, look in the ignition wiring loom/harness and you'll test all the wires, and you'll find one that 12vdc always (meaning with the key in the off position, on and crank positions).

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I tried the white wire last week. But it doesn't work.
The starter starts the car, but obviously it still tried to ignite again while the car was running, so the starter made some scary noises.
So, my guess is that the starter does not know the car has started. It needs a voltage detection or whatever to know that.
If white wire is always 12V, how does the voltage detection work?
Thanks!
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the voltage of the white wire drops during the cranking and starting up of the engine b/c the starter (the actual engine starter) is drawing a considerable amount of current from the battery, dropping its potential.  The r/s brain that uses voltage sensing detects this drop and knows that whenthe resting potential is restored, the car is running (i.e. the engine has started appropriately)

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oh, i see now....

Do you have the secondary/hidden conrol box?

There are some connections for this box (it's in one of the pages you scanned in this thread)

One of things listed on that page is the "learning button."  I believe you are supposed to press this button before you start the car with the key, then start the car with the key, and it should learn the voltage sensing.

I still think the green "alternator" wire needs to be connected to 12 volts constant (i.e. the white wire will still do)

Did you use the learning button last week?

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Posted: June 18, 2007 at 10:01 PM / IP Logged  
Sorry, but I don't have the hidden box. On the manual, it says "optional".
I tried the so-called learning function last weekend. but it does not help too much.
I have no clue now. I emailed them today, they gave me a number and asked me to call it.
I will talk 2 the people see what do they think. But honestly, I think they are as crappy as their products.
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how much did you pay for this module?  For about $50-60 you can get a decent Ultrastart 1270TL remote starter, for another $20-30 you can get one with an alarm as well.
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