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6linkslam

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Posted: March 01, 2007 at 8:42 PM / IP Logged

i just installed a dei keyless entry/remote start and i also installed some 2-wire door lock actuators. my question is how would i wire up a single switch to the 2-wire actuators? i just wanted one switch mounted in the dash somewhere maybe in the middle. i was told by spal that their door lock switched would not work for the 2-wire actuators and they also said i might be able to use one of their power window switches. please help if possible any help would be greatly appreciated.

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If you are triggering relays with the negative outputs from the keyless module then you would just need to supply a negative trigger to activate the relays with a switch. However if the keyless entry you installed has internal relays there are a couple of things you could do. One would be to get switches that would accommodate that wiring as Spal has suggested. The other would be to pick up 2 relays and wire them like what is shown in this diagram. Just use a double throw switch to provide the negative pulses to activate the relays.

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Posted: March 01, 2007 at 11:00 PM / IP Logged

yeah im using 2 external relays wired to the blue and green wires coming from the keyless for the actuators so how would i wire up a switch to make this work?

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Posted: March 02, 2007 at 8:36 AM / IP Logged

so from the way it looks in the picture you dont have to run any power or a ground to the switch is that right? whayt kind of switch would be the best for the 2-wire actuators?

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Wiring in a switch that provides a negative pulse to the blue and green wires from the DEI system that control the relays will work fine.

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If you would have bought the 5-wire actuator kit- ($32 for 4 doors) you have no need for a dash mounted switch- the mere movement of the manual lock will lock/unlock all other doors- the switch is built into the actuator to control it all-- likewise if you use the key to unlock one door- the others automatically unlock- and it also gives you a negative pulse input to be controlled by any alarm or remote start device- great little kit-

My first actuactor install- I was like you- actually went to a junkyard and bought a switch to mount on the dash- until I found out I did not need it-- The kit did it all-- already-- sometimes we "think" too hard without exploring all the options first...................

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Posted: March 04, 2007 at 12:56 PM / IP Logged

well i am not trying to use something from a junkyard i am trying to figure out which switch to use from spal. i dont think i can use a door lock switch i am thinking i might have to use a power window switch.

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A door lock switch would work fine. Just make sure that the switch rests at nothing and pulses to whatever the supply is when pushed. In your case you need a SPDT switch, but a DPDT switch would work and only require 1/2 the switch. You only need to pulse the green and blue wires with a negative to activate the locks, just like the RKE is doing.

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