Parking light ouput
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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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Printed Date: May 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Topic: Parking light ouput
Posted By: Powermyster
Subject: Parking light ouput
Date Posted: May 17, 2005 at 9:18 AM
i'm in ireland over here we use the inducators instead of parking light to flash with the alarm..
What i want to know is instead of using a relay is there any diodes that i can get to stop feedbck current lightng both sides when indicating. I know how to wire the relay just think that the diodes would be handier for me..
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Posted By: Powermyster
Date Posted: May 17, 2005 at 11:04 AM
will 6amp diodes do the trick for me???? or will i need 10
Posted By: Powermyster
Date Posted: May 17, 2005 at 11:37 AM
i'll have to wait to do that. in general do 6 amps do or are they all different
Posted By: Powermyster
Date Posted: May 17, 2005 at 11:51 AM
ok mate i'll check it out so
Posted By: JWorm
Date Posted: May 17, 2005 at 10:48 PM
6 amp diodes will work fine. I always use 6 amp. 3 amp diodes would probably work too. I have actually seen 1 amp diodes work fine, but you will have the occasion when they will burn up, so I wouldn't unless you like doing things twice. I wouldn't even know where to get 10 amp diodes. 6 amp are much easier to find.
Posted By: Powermyster
Date Posted: May 18, 2005 at 3:42 AM
tell me about it i can ger 6amp for €0.20 and i could only find 10A 800V and they where like €5.00 each
1amp will work but they do burn up fast!!!
suppose i'll just get 6amp and test them out see if they heat up
Posted By: Powermyster
Date Posted: May 18, 2005 at 6:50 AM
i was thinking of it all wrong. it just occured to me to see what the bulbs consume.
2 x 21w and 1 x 5w = 46w for each side
little calculation and i came up with 3.3A for each side. so i reckon a 6amp diode will stop any feedback EMF
Posted By: Powermyster
Date Posted: May 19, 2005 at 10:09 AM
ok i wired in the 6A diodes and all is well. ran current through the ciodes to light the lights for 90seconds to benchtest the diodes. and the heated a little but not too much. undernormal conditions the current wouldn't pass through the diodes for so long only time is when you unarm the alarm the light light for 30seconds. so i'm happy everything is grand all light are behaving as they where meant to
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