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Old 10-16-2006, 08:40 AM
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As it says in the electrical layout, you need to connect the kick panel green/red wire on the alarm door trigger input

the problem is that my green/red wire send +12v while the doors are closed and the alarm required a negative input or a positive input (while doors are open)

how did you guys go around this

for a while i've put a relay to converse voltage input but it kills the battery if you dont use your car for a couple of days


thanks for your advises

Old 10-16-2006, 08:46 AM
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Doesn't your alarm have a pos. trigger? What kind of alarm?

If not, yes you can use a relay to make the positive trigger into a negative... And no, it will not kill your battery... It's only activated when the door is open.
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it's a viper,

as i was saying the signal is +12v while the door are closed, the alarm will take the +12V while doors are opened

so i'm wondering if i'm using the proper green / red wire

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First did you test the wire with a dvm? I bet you didn't because that wire rest at 12volts. And when you open the door it becomes chassie ground. There are 4 wires with the same color. You need to test all the wire before just hooking them up.
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you need to test the wire when the doors are closed and then with a door open. if the doorpin is (-) then it will test 12v with the doors closed and ground (or show 0v) with a door open. if its (+) then it will test 0v with the doors closed and 12v with a door open.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by AirWaveGT &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you need to test the wire when the doors are closed and then with a door open. if the doorpin is (-) then it will test 12v with the doors closed and ground (or show 0v) with a door open. if its (+) then it will test 0v with the doors closed and 12v with a door open.</TD></TR></TABLE> We have a winner, and it only took 5 posts

If it's a Honda/Acura it has neg.(-) door triggers, if you "lift" the ground, [open pin switch by closing door] on a circuit with a load, [dome light] when you meter the ground lead you read the 12V+ on the other side of the load, [light bulb filament] 94
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heyyyyyy, I won first...wtf ,,,lol. That was my shyt reworded lol. ok ok next time I'll be more technical
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thanks guys,

but while doors are closed, is the pos 12v will hurt the alarm, since it's supposed to pick up negative??

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">is the pos 12v will hurt the alarm</TD></TR></TABLE>

No. It will not hurt anything.
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