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06dak287

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Posted: March 20, 2009 at 3:10 AM / IP Logged

does this get grounded? or is it AUX?

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Posted: March 20, 2009 at 6:20 AM / IP Logged

you're too vague, what is grounded?, is it an alarm?, what type of system?,what colour wire from the system?, what is the wire supposed to do?, what are you trying to do?, help us help you.

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Posted: March 20, 2009 at 6:22 AM / IP Logged

I am assuming you are asking about the Ground out when ARMED.

When the alarm is armed there is ground on this wire. It is capable of only providing 200ma of current capacity. That is 2/10 of an amp. It is designed to provide ground to the starter kill relay or to trigger aftermarket LED arrays that indicate your alarm is armed (and it is no ordinary alarm).

06dak287

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Posted: March 21, 2009 at 4:29 AM / IP Logged

yes it is an alarm/ remote start. im pretty sure the wire is white coming out of the module. ill have to double check. and i dont know what its meant to do becuase all it says for that wire is 200mA when grounded. so its pretty much just the ground side of a circuit of my choice for when the alarm is ARMED? as long as it doesnt draw more than 2/10 of an amp (relay or LED than)

thats all i was wondering if it provided a ground or need to be grounded for the alarm module to arm.

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Posted: March 21, 2009 at 12:38 PM / IP Logged

None of that makes too much sense.

1. What kind of alarm?

2. What's the exact text from the installation manual about this wire?

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Posted: March 21, 2009 at 1:16 PM / IP Logged

I'm a bit worried here because most US market alarms use a white as a pos/neg signalling (i.e. to lights) output. Follow and do what Chris says. Normally ORANGE is the armed output, i.e. goes to ground when alarm is switched on (armed).

06dak287

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Posted: March 21, 2009 at 2:21 PM / IP Logged

my bad, i didnt have the manual next to me when i posted but now i do :). its a ungo sr6000.

it IS orange and it says...straight from the text... orange-ground when armed 200mA output

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Posted: March 21, 2009 at 2:42 PM / IP Logged

Well, there you go! 200ma when grounded? -- posted image.

Now tell us what you might want to do and we will see how we can help.

06dak287

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Posted: March 21, 2009 at 3:17 PM / IP Logged

well....nothing if i dont have to. my alarm already has a port for the led and a starter kill built in so i wont need it for that. i guess what i was asking is if THAT wire is optional? my truck is base model with manual everything and i only need to hook up the main alarm and remote start. i dont care for that fancy accessory optional stuff.

just making sure THAT wire isnt needed for operation of the alarm/rs.

thanks

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Posted: March 21, 2009 at 3:36 PM / IP Logged

No it is not not needed for operation of the alarm. As the manual states, the ORANGE wire is a "ground when armed (-)200mA ouput". That menas, it provides a (-)200mA GROUND when the alarm is armed.

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