Neons footwell wiring question
Adriannyo
New Member
Yea. I'ma order a new inverter. I'll let you know when it arrives.You'll have to get some more neons. Are you down?
suspendedHatch
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I made a DIY for a Main Relay Kill Switch a while back but it didn't get stickied. When someone asks about kill switches in that forum they're still directed toward bad write-ups about fuel kill switches which are ineffective. Doesn't much seem like it's worth the effort. All the info is here for anyone who searches for it. Sucks that they have to scroll and click through 5 pages but that's what it is.Hey I'm down.
Did you think about my above post of you making a DIY cause idk about anyone else but i am a VERY visual person...If i see someone do then I know i can. Think about it otherwise I might just have to ask you a hundred questions lol
Q/A is much more comprehensive anyway. It's difficult for me to imagine things from a noobs perspective. So in that case, everyone who asks good questions deserves some credit! And the OP of course.
God I hate the word "noob".
suspendedHatch
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Also, can I ask you how a DIY would be different? Wouldn't I have to buy and install neons in my car? Sorry but there's no way that's going to happen :roll:
Maybe someone in this thread can take some pictures and document their experiences in a new thread and I can comment on it and provide the diagrams.
Maybe someone in this thread can take some pictures and document their experiences in a new thread and I can comment on it and provide the diagrams.
stewy485
FlyingCaesar
Just a suggestion...and I thought you said you were going to try this and troubleshoot it.... I thought since you were going to go through it might as well take a few pics. Anyway, I would love your help and I will ask you plenty of questions.
But i do have a question. I am assuming you solder the diodes to the wire connecting to the relay and such. do you just wrap electrical tape around it so it doesnt short out?
But i do have a question. I am assuming you solder the diodes to the wire connecting to the relay and such. do you just wrap electrical tape around it so it doesnt short out?
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suspendedHatch
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I don't need neons to bench test it. I can use the multimeter or a light or even just a resistor. Hopefully I'll get a chance to do that. Cold ass weather is a demotivator. I'm also finishing an Associates Degree so we'll see how much homework I get.
Diodes can be difficult to connect. Solder is more reliable and cleaner than crimping for diodes. I have a drawer full of diode packs that come with DEI remote start alarms and I typically use those. Otherwise I will take some heat shrink and make a Y shape, with a straight piece of heat shrink over that. Electric tape works but it's a bit of a pain.
Diodes can be difficult to connect. Solder is more reliable and cleaner than crimping for diodes. I have a drawer full of diode packs that come with DEI remote start alarms and I typically use those. Otherwise I will take some heat shrink and make a Y shape, with a straight piece of heat shrink over that. Electric tape works but it's a bit of a pain.
Accel.speed
basically, i like fast!
:thumbup::thumbup: for awesome help and advice suspendedHatch!
suspendedHatch
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Do you still have the packaging for that switch? I'd like to see the wiring diagram on the back before I comment. Since something went wrong, it's time to go back and triple check everything.
And no, the way you have it wont work.
And no, the way you have it wont work.
suspendedHatch
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I wish there were more electrical puzzle type questions like this. It's winter so I'm spending more time inside. I'm from so Cal so these Utah winters scare me.:thumbup::thumbup: for awesome help and advice suspendedHatch!
Adriannyo
New Member
There is no diagram. Only a sticker which labels the three prongs:Do you still have the packaging for that switch? I'd like to see the wiring diagram on the back before I comment. Since something went wrong, it's time to go back and triple check everything.
And no, the way you have it wont work.
EARTH
LOAD
SUPPLY
Earth, of course, is ground.
Load is what the switch is controlling (the lights on/off)
Supply is the power going to the switch for it's LED and
also the way the lights get their power.
jbrown97ls
Active Member
i wish i had the motivation/time to tackle a project like this. not neons for the foot well per say , but a good challenging project where i could learn a lot. props to OP!
suspendedHatch
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Yeah then that's the problem. That switch isn't going to work. You can use a switch with a different configuration or one with no LED.Supply is the power going to the switch for it's LED and
also the way the lights get their power.
Adriannyo
New Member
Oh okay. Then I'll go get a non-LED, two-prong'ed switch.Yeah then that's the problem. That switch isn't going to work. You can use a switch with a different configuration or one with no LED.
Also, lol, my cluster fuse blew tonight. >_<