door pop solenoid

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Forum Name: Car Security and Convenience
Forum Discription: Car Alarms, Keyless Entries, Remote Starters, Immobilizer Bypasses, Sensors, Door Locks, Window Modules, Heated Mirrors, Heated Seats, etc.
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Topic: door pop solenoid

Posted By: 04nata
Subject: door pop solenoid
Date Posted: February 16, 2012 at 9:41 AM

What is the minimum lbs. rating of pull that will get the job done for a small import car?

I see 11lbs - 15lbs - 35lbs all the way up to 100lbs and piced accordingly, so I don't want to spend more than I have to, but I also want it to work.

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2004 Hyundai Sonata
Kenwood KDC-X599 HU
2-Sundown X-18D4
2-SQ Q4500.1
2-SQ Q90.4
1-Massive DBX4
8-Niche 5.25 mids
8-Niche Tweeters
4-Skar 8" mid-bass
OhioGen 220a alt
OhioGen 350a alt
156.0

Replies:

Posted By: metz35
Date Posted: February 16, 2012 at 11:02 AM

Most foreign cars you can get away with light weight solenoids .
If you want an exact weight.
Use a fish scale attach to door handle and pull. See how many pounds it takes and buy accordingly . Bumping a few pounds to take in age-ing cold weather ect...

Posted By: 04nata
Date Posted: February 16, 2012 at 11:14 AM

I will do the fish scale test, (great idea)

Posted By: 04nata
Date Posted: February 21, 2012 at 11:54 AM

so I got the 40lb solenoid, and my alarm has a negative output channel availiable, do I need a relay or do I wire the positive from the solenoid to constant 12 volts (when key is off) and then just attach the negative from the solenoid to the negative output on the alarm?

I was getting really confused looking therough the relay wiring database, so if I do need a relay will you please point me or post here, how I need to wire it.

Posted By: tedmond
Date Posted: February 21, 2012 at 1:21 PM

i wire them as black to ground, red will be triggered by a relay
85 - ground output from alarm (example aux1)
86 - constant 12v
87 - constant 12v
30 - to positive wire on solenoid.

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Ted
2nd Year Tier 1 Medical School
Still installing as a hobby...pays for groceries
Compustar Expert

Posted By: 04nata
Date Posted: February 21, 2012 at 1:44 PM

can those 2 positive's (86 & 87) be the same wire just jumped?

and should that go straight to the battery since it came with a 35amp fuse? or I could run it back to my amps.

Posted By: metz35
Date Posted: February 21, 2012 at 1:46 PM

They can be jumped 86 just powers the relay.
Go to the battery

Posted By: 04nata
Date Posted: February 21, 2012 at 1:53 PM

awesome, thanx for the quick responses !

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2004 Hyundai Sonata
Kenwood KDC-X599 HU
2-Sundown X-18D4
2-SQ Q4500.1
2-SQ Q90.4
1-Massive DBX4
8-Niche 5.25 mids
8-Niche Tweeters
4-Skar 8" mid-bass
OhioGen 220a alt
OhioGen 350a alt
156.0

Posted By: 04nata
Date Posted: February 24, 2012 at 4:20 PM

So I got it all wired up and working, but only like every 3rd try that it pops. I put a door popper spring on. Could that be an issue? Cuz without the spring it only kicked out part way and was still latched. I also read somewhere that I may be supposed to have a diode on the relay to prevent spikes?

also, your description of the relay hookup varies slightly from what I did find tonite on the site, I assume that both will do the same with the same current and effect?

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Posted By: 04nata
Date Posted: February 25, 2012 at 8:04 PM

04nata wrote:

So I got it all wired up and working, but only like every 3rd try that it pops. I put a door popper spring on. Could that be an issue? Cuz without the spring it only kicked out part way and was still latched. I also read somewhere that I may be supposed to have a diode on the relay to prevent spikes?

also, your description of the relay hookup varies slightly from what I did find tonite on the site, I assume that both will do the same with the same current and effect?

anybody ?