viper 620v led

Is it possible to install the Viper 620v Electro-Luminescent Indicator without having the viper or an alarm (direct to battery installation)?

yes

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would you recommend that, or just a blinking LED if cost is not an issue?

and how would it turn off once the car starts, or would it have to be connected to a switch?

you woud need to put a switch on it

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You would use the main ignition wire in the car as a ground for the l.e.d. When the car is OFF, the l.e.d. flashes. When it is ON, it does not flash because the l.e.d. does not have a ground path.

JWorm] wrote:

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You would use the main ignition wire in the car as a ground for the l.e.d. When the car is OFF, the l.e.d. flashes. When it is ON, it does not flash because the l.e.d. does not have a ground path.

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so would this work: cut off the adapter on the 620v, left with 2 wires. cut the main ignition wire. connect the 2 wires of the 620v to the 2 newly created ends of the main ignition wire. done. ??

no u don't cut the adapter of, you connect it as is, red to 12 volts and the black to the ignition wire, it will work, the reason i didn't advise u of the method is because, it significantly shortens life span of the led, since the ground wire of the led would have current flowing through most of the time, and i would still say go with the switch, but that's just my thoughts. 

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t&t tech wrote:

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no u don't cut the adapter of, you connect it as is, red to 12 volts and the black to the ignition wire, it will work, the reason i didn't advise u of the method is because, it significantly shortens life span of the led, since the ground wire of the led would have current flowing through most of the time, and i would still say go with the switch, but that's just my thoughts. 

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ok, great. thanks. im no electrician, so I don't understand how you can connect 1 wire to a completed circuit already (aka as you said red to 12 volts for example), but it will be installed by my ravelco installer. The only thing is is that with a switch or button, I would have to hit it every time I leave/enter the car - forgetting and getting lazy. How much is "significantly shortening the life"? And I'm guessing it wouldn't be easy to replace the LED considering I wouldn't know how to install it in the first place?

what do you mean connecting one wire to a completed circuit, the 620 led has two wires a red and black, the adaptor is connected before these wires, umm as regards to the shortening of the life span of the led, let's put it like this, i did it like that for a customer before by request aginst my advice, he came back within six days or so with the led blown, installed a new one the proper way and he hasn't come back since. it's possible the led itself could have been faulty but i guess we'll never know.

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t&t tech wrote:

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what do you mean connecting one wire to a completed circuit, the 620 led has two wires a red and black, the adaptor is connected before these wires, umm as regards to the shortening of the life span of the led, let's put it like this, i did it like that for a customer before by request aginst my advice, he came back within six days or so with the led blown, installed a new one the proper way and he hasn't come back since. it's possible the led itself could have been faulty but i guess we'll never know.

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switch it is, unless anyone else doesn't think the other way will shorten the life of the LED.

now im debating on the Viper LED or just a blinking light LED....hmmm....suggestions?