Remote Start Engine

What brand alarm is it??"ole blake"

The (-) while running is used as an output, not an input. If it's actually an input then it's probably a very old remote-starter. Ages ago we used to hook them up to a vacuum switch, which would explain why your starter keeps cranking, even after it is running. Does the remote starter have a tachomoter (pulsed) input? If not I suggest you purchase a remote-starter that was made after the 80's which has a tachometer input (pulsed). You can try hooking up a vacuum switch, but they can be a real pain to adjust. If so, forget about that wire and use the tach wire instead.

It probably is an input but made in Hong Kong or Taiwan or something. The negative input when running is probably a tach wire that got lost in translation. Usually they are referring to hooking the wire to the negative side of the ignition coil. Put up a scan of the wiring diagram if you still aren't sure. We can probably help you decipher it.Steve G

If it really is some old system that needs a ground input to tell it to stop cranking, you might try adding a voltage comparator with the threshold set to something like 13.2V or so. When the car runs up and the alternator starts putting out, the voltage will rise above the threshold and the comparator circuit can ground that line as necessary. During normal starting, the voltage is below the threshold so the RS is enabled to crank. It's a bit easier to do than put together a tach monitoring circuit. Easier still may be to get an updated RS as mentioned-

From the description that you can wrap the wire around the spark plug wire, it sounds like it does have a tach monitoring circuit, so you probably need to hook up to a tach line. If it really is some old system that needs a ground input to tell it to stop cranking, you might try adding a voltage comparator with the threshold set to something like 13.2V or so. When the car runs up and the alternator starts putting out, the voltage will rise above the threshold and the comparator circuit can ground that line as necessary. During normal starting, the voltage is below the threshold so the RS is enabled to crank. It's a bit easier to do than put together a tach monitoring circuit.

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