blacklight power source
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Forum Name: Lights, Neon, LEDs, HIDs
Forum Discription: Under Car Lighting, Strobe Lights, Fog Lights, Headlights, HIDs, DRL, Tail Lights, Brake Lights, Dashboard Lights, WigWag, etc.
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Printed Date: July 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Topic: blacklight power source
Posted By: morepowerbaby
Subject: blacklight power source
Date Posted: July 17, 2002 at 11:14 PM
ok, i have two 9" thin line black lights, one under each side of the dashboard. i currently have them plugged into the cigarette lighter, and i'm ready to wire them in permanently with a switch. what i want to know is where is the best place to connect the wires? can i just use the wires going to the cigarette lighter, or do i have to go to the battery, or what? Bad Ass Girlz Drive Bad Ass Toyz.
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Posted By: shaggy12volt
Date Posted: July 17, 2002 at 11:50 PM
**For Permanent Installation
1) Install in desired location with screws provided.
2) Cut off cigarette lighter adapter.
3) Connect (+) white wire to a switch.
4) Connect (-) black wire to ground.
5) Connect a constant 12V power source to switch.
6) Make sure all connections are properly soldered & insulated with electrical tape. 7) Enjoy! **
Posted By: shaggy12volt
Date Posted: July 17, 2002 at 11:52 PM
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Posted By: morepowerbaby
Date Posted: July 18, 2002 at 7:48 AM
thanks, but i still have a few questions. what is the constant 12v power source that I'm supposed to connect to the switch? my wires aren't white and black. if i'm correct, with one with the stripe is (+) and the one without is (-)? Bad Ass Girlz Drive Bad Ass Toyz
Posted By: mobiletoys2002
Date Posted: July 18, 2002 at 8:21 AM
yes the one with the stripe is positive. you can coonect it pretty much anywhere maybe the ignition switch. but to tell you the truth what i do is connect it to the parking light switch in the car and have them turn on with it. and from there you could always add a switch that you can shut them off whenever you want. neons dont draw much current the parking ligh twire is usually real good be cause it is nice to have the neons come on at nght your parking lights will be on so why not. these are drawing barely anything i have had 3 sets of those off parking lights without a problem..now you only have one pair thats nothing .
Posted By: TonsOFunCustoms
Date Posted: July 22, 2002 at 2:50 AM
i always had them hooked up (when i first started installing) to the horn or the brake lights... its a good constant power... i never liked the idea of having to turn on other stuff... but thats just me... just make sure you have a fuse going to it... if ya patch into the fuse panel ya dont have to worry... go to radioshack and get a fuse tapper... theyre neato
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Posted By: GlassWolf
Date Posted: July 22, 2002 at 4:29 AM
find a constant (battery) +12VDC feed in the car behind the dash, or run a fused one from the battery.
connect this wire to one terminal of an on/off switch.
connect the other terminal of the switch to the black lights' striped wire. connect the solid black wire of teh lights to a chassis ground.
all done.
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-GlassWolf
Pioneer Stage-4, Orion, DynAudio, Fi
Posted By: hot_shot_guy123
Date Posted: July 23, 2002 at 9:46 PM
I have a question about neon lights. My friend has a set of them that run off the cigarette lighter and he wants to put a switch. His wires are clear and none has a stripe. How do we know which one is pos. and neg. One wire has copper wire inside and one has silver wire inside. Also should I install a relay in there to be safe? Thanks!!
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Posted By: Samantha
Date Posted: July 24, 2002 at 6:57 AM
If you pull apart the plug that went into the cigerette lighter, you should be able to tell which one is the positive and which one is the negative, the positive should be joined to the centre peice and the ground to the outside.
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Sam
Posted By: sparkyssb
Date Posted: July 24, 2002 at 1:03 PM
btw....in my experience of working with wire pairs, the gold is usually (+) and the silver is usually (-)...but it may be different, depending on manufacturer....always good to make sure with a mulitmeter...
Posted By: mobiletoys2002
Date Posted: July 25, 2002 at 6:16 PM
USUALLY THE WIRES A WAY FROM THE TRANSFORMER ARE THOSE COLORS .ARE YOU SURE THAT IS THE INPUT WIRES OR OUTPUT?????
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