Diode or relay for turn signals flashers
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Printed Date: April 27, 2024 at 5:22 PM
Topic: Diode or relay for turn signals flashers
Posted By: tjlingram
Subject: Diode or relay for turn signals flashers
Date Posted: April 09, 2017 at 8:07 PM
Am trying to hook my EASYGUARD EC002 alarm system to my 06 ford freestars turn signal indicators. The ec002 has two separate 12v+ brown wires for activating the turn lamps. I have located the separate wire in a wire diagram that go straight to the head lamps. But am worried about back causing damage so I was looking into adding a diode before my splice in but I have read that this can cause voltage drops and I don't want dim lamps so I was hoping to use a relay to control both 12v sources (the regular oem source and the 12v from my ec002). Basically I want a relay or relays to open and close the two 12v circuits. So when oem 12v wire is energized it closes the alarm Circuit and in vise versa.
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Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: April 09, 2017 at 9:42 PM
Connect it to the parking light wire. No diode or relay requited. The voltage drop across a diode is only (.)7 volts.
Posted By: tjlingram
Date Posted: April 11, 2017 at 9:59 PM
So when you mean to the parking light wire what are you referring to. Derectly to the head lamps or some where else.
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