Horn Question

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Topic: Horn Question

Posted By: djmax
Subject: Horn Question
Date Posted: October 17, 2005 at 9:22 PM

hi all this is my first Time in this forum and is nice i like the web page.

First Sorry if My inglish is bad i am from Mexico.

MY Q? is this.

I have a Car Alarm a Viper and i Change the Alarmar Horn and is not sow loud like the last one.
and i chek and is a 6v to 12v the new horn. i check whit a voltimeter and the alarm givme 6 Volts when the alarm is arm and makin the 6 tons. my Q? is can i use a Relay soy when the 6v activate the relay give 12volt to the new horn and it sound Loud??

I Hope you can help me Tnx

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Posted By: KarTuneMan
Date Posted: October 17, 2005 at 9:51 PM

yes you can do that.....

pin 86 to ground, pin 87 gets 12volts, pin 85 gets the trigger from your alarm, pin 30 goes to your siren horn...

BUT...why is your alarm siren wire only 6volts?

Good luck

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Posted By: djmax
Date Posted: October 18, 2005 at 6:28 PM

djmax] wrote:

P>hi all this is my first Time in this forum and is nice i like the web page.
First Sorry if My inglish is bad i am from Mexico.
MY Q? is this.
I have a Car Alarm a Viper and i Change the Alarmar Horn and is not sow loud like the last one.
and i chek and is a 6v to 12v the new horn. i check whit a voltimeter and the alarm givme 6 Volts when the alarm is arm and makin the 6 tons. my Q? is can i use a Relay soy when the 6v activate the relay give 12volt to the new horn and it sound Loud??
I Hope you can help me Tnx
PS:
Hi i dont know but is a 6V 10Wats the new is 6 to 12V 30wats :-) whit 6v souns like the old whit 12v Direct to the Batery souns sou Hard al my freands whants one hahahaha
i live you a link whit a digram i make tellme if is correct tnx for the help
https://www.dj-factory.net/max/relay.jpg