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neon light & relays

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Printed Date: July 13, 2025 at 6:23 PM


Topic: neon light & relays

Posted By: djlayz
Subject: neon light & relays
Date Posted: April 27, 2006 at 9:26 PM

what i want to do is hook a neon light up so that it turns on when my stereo goes on. i seen the diagram for that and thats pretty basic. but then i want to go complicae things a liitle by also making it go on when i turn my alarm on and blink like my led. im guessin im goin to need more then 1 relay. but i would like to know how i would hook it up. if any one other can help me out thanks



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Posted By: djlayz
Date Posted: May 02, 2006 at 10:07 AM

anybody?




Posted By: KPierson
Date Posted: May 02, 2006 at 4:00 PM

Hooking the neons up to the radio is simple.  Use a relay and use the Remote Wire output to trigger it (Pin 85 to ground, pin 86 to remote wire, pin 30 to 12vdc, Pin 87 (+) out to neon transformer)

Hooking the neons up so the blink like LEDs is a bad idea.  LEDs draw very little current that can be considered insignificant.   Neons, also, draw very little current, however they do draw a significant current.  Adding a relay to the mix will only add to the load, and your battery will be dead before you know it.



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Kevin Pierson


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