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Old 12-21-2010 | 07:34 AM
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Hey, I have been looking around but couldn;t find any info on what I wanted to do. We'll I have a tc 1G, and I bought a Sho-me 4 output strobe flasher for my leds. I want to have the parking light which was replaced by a led and the reverse light which is also led to strobe when my alarm goes off and with a manual switch for shows. Will taping into the alarm wire do or which cable do I tie into the parking light and reverse light for it to work? Any ideas?
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run a relay and tap the siren/horn as your trigger. whenever the alarm sounds, the control unit turns on and will start your strobe.

as for the always on, tap your power wire and install a switch with the (-) off the switch connecting on the other side of the relay. hard to discribe, but imagine a letter D. your relay is on the straight part, and your switch is on the apex of the curve.
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Ok what if I run a seperate switch and also hook it up to my alarm? Remember the alarm already has a built in flasher, would it be bypassed by this module or should I disable the flash feature on the alarm and tap into so that the strobe flasher module takes over?

I see how it can work but my 4 output strobe flasher will take over the alarm without blowing a fuse? What if hit the brake and the flasher is on ? Will it override it or do i need to out a diode in and what not. It seems like a simple project, but I don;t know where to actually start at. I need a diagram and pinpoint which wire would work?
Old 12-26-2010 | 06:36 AM
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Originally Posted by capicu23
Ok what if I run a seperate switch and also hook it up to my alarm? Remember the alarm already has a built in flasher, would it be bypassed by this module or should I disable the flash feature on the alarm and tap into so that the strobe flasher module takes over?

I see how it can work but my 4 output strobe flasher will take over the alarm without blowing a fuse? What if hit the brake and the flasher is on ? Will it override it or do i need to out a diode in and what not. It seems like a simple project, but I don;t know where to actually start at. I need a diagram and pinpoint which wire would work?
I already explained what to do if you want to run a separate switch. The alarm's flasher you speak of should be connected to your turn signals, and will flash your turn signals when you arm/disarm/etc. You don't want these particular strobe lights going off every time you arm/disarm.

I really don't understand what you're talking about. There is no reason that these strobes will "take over" or "blow a fuse" if hooked up correctly. i.e.. via a relay. What does pressing the brake pedal have to do with anything? you said you wanted to put the strobe lights in your parking light and reverse light locations. Zero interaction with the brake lights.....unless you don't listen and don't use a relay.
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