strobe light w/alarm?
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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: June 07, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Topic: strobe light w/alarm?
Posted By: biff8683
Subject: strobe light w/alarm?
Date Posted: June 20, 2005 at 10:28 PM
i want to hook up strobe lights so i can turn them on with a switch and so they flash when the alarm arms and disarms or is tripped....can i do this by using the parking light output on the brain and tapping into the switch????
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Posted By: auex
Date Posted: June 20, 2005 at 11:50 PM
You can do it with relays, diodes, and off of the siren output of the alarm.
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Posted By: biff8683
Date Posted: June 21, 2005 at 3:24 PM
why would i need relays and diodes im not going to use the cars actual parking lights just the strobes
Posted By: biff8683
Date Posted: June 21, 2005 at 3:59 PM
how would i do that then?
Posted By: biff8683
Date Posted: June 21, 2005 at 4:01 PM
i also have a auxilary wire could i use that?
Posted By: biff8683
Date Posted: June 21, 2005 at 4:14 PM
its + so 85=- 86=parking light output 87= strobes and 30=constant 12V?
Posted By: jugga-nemo
Date Posted: June 21, 2005 at 4:17 PM
The aux wire is for aux electronics like a trunk release or window modules. It might be a "ground when armed" in which case it would act like the "armed" led. You would have to wire the siren output to a relay to switch the polarity (and boost the power) and the diode would be placed on the alarm wire so when you turn on the switch, it won't send an unwanted signal back tot he brain, frying your alarm system.
Posted By: jugga-nemo
Date Posted: June 21, 2005 at 4:33 PM
Like you stated, ground when armed is not an led, nor did I say that. I said it would ACT like an "armed" led (the little red blinking led that comes with most alarms), meaning it would only work when the alarm is armed. Next time understand what you read before throwing out un-necessary comments like that.
Posted By: biff8683
Date Posted: June 21, 2005 at 7:43 PM
my light output wire has an inline fuse already in it so i still dont understand y i cant just hook that up to the strobe lights switch and as far as it backing up into the brain wouldnt it do that with your headlight switch too if u used the parking lights?
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