ok i got 15 ohm reisisters, and i bought 12 volt diodes that ended up being the wrong ones after reading the old thread. These are 1 watt diodes....sonuva ***** hehe.....but no big deal wasted a few cents. Now the problem is, i am gonna get the relays tommorow (i hope) and i new diodes...but the question is.....how do i put them together..... wires right? How?
Yes...use wire. Connect them like in the picture...lines representing wires. Make sure the 2 relays are oriented correctly (they should have markings for the coil and the on/off state). Triangle w/ 3 lines is ground...u can hook the grounds up together. Test the contraption after you make them with a small bulb and batteries, just to make sure u did it right...
umm...me thinks that's it for now...lemme know how it goes.
PS: I wonder if anyone out there has built this thing succesfully yet. I know for fact it does work...but i'm just curious since so many ppl have asked me about it...
OvaDaLimiT: Thanks for the schematic. I built a couple of those last week and just put them in yesterday. They work fine, although I didn't use the right diodes. I couldn't find the right ones, so I'm using 50V 1W ones I got from Radio Shack. I tested them for a few hrs OK before I put them in my car. So far so good..
ok i went to frys and they had 5 pin relays for automotive use. The 5 pins had something connected to it already and lead each pin to 5 short color-coded wires.
i didn't get them tho, cuz they were 5.99 ....4 would be around 26 bucks. Are they the right kind of relays? it says 12v40a or something. and i can't find the diodes. the ones i bought were from radio shack....but it says 12volt zener diodes....and then under it says 1 watt. Ova or erazboy, exactly what kind of diode am i looking for and what am i supposed to tell or ask employees at frys or radio shack what diodes i need?
and the old thread, ova, chingker and pter talked about the diodes, u talked about how big the diodes would be if they were 40watt or soemthing..and that it would cost a lot. someone found some at frys for 10 bucks each? Why are these so expensive compared to the 99 cent pair of diodes i got. And another thing, are diodes the same as conductors? I need 2 12volt diodes.....i have 2 of them but they say 1watt ...ur old post said 50watt is needed or something.. i don't get it.....help me out buddy
sorry one last thing. What kind of wires do i need? Any wire? How about the insulated ones that are like really thin. Saw those at Fry's too. How do i get the wires to connect to the bulb? i'm soooooooo new to this electronics and wiring stuff. Be patient with me..thanks again
Hi guys! I'm here to turn this post upside down. No offense intended to ovadalimit or anyone else, but that schematic is a very difficult and parts intensive way to accomplish lit turn signals. It would work though. I did it with ONLY 5 relays. There are no diodes needed to get it to work. I will post the schematic (my hours of work!) and pics of my car which the turns lit hopefully in a few hours. One thing is for sure, that's a HARD way to do it.
does anyone know how to get the stock sidemarkers to blink alternately with the front turn signals? i have wanted to do this for a while but I have no electrical knowledge haha.
Mine don't do that. The flash together but getting them to flash alternately would be no big deal. If you want them to flash alternately and stay on (parking lights that is) it would take 2 more relays but it can be done.
I too had trouble working with the schematic above, but nevertheless the idea i understand and transpose it to this URL and schematic. the idea is not orginally mines, never had it been, whom ever the creative person was credit goes to him/her.
Awrights.....the circuit that Ovadalimit (my bro) posted is my own circuit of my design. The schematic that trickedoutimports.com is essentially the same thing although I've never seen it before.
grnlude....I would be interested in what you have to offer. This was my first stab at this circuit so any info on what you can give would be a great learning opportunity. (kinda like sneaking a peak at a teachers answerbook). But 5 relays?? Mine takes 4 in total for both side...could easily be turned to 3 relays though if you want to run more wires between the two independent blinkers.
Also.....do not use just any diode speced for >12V as trickedoutimports.com suggests. It's important to get one that will handle the current load of these high wattage bulbs.
One more thing......trickeout-imports.com's ciruit does not use any resisters. This item is not essential but is important to provide a load on the blinking system. Otherwise...it'll hyper-blink faster than you want it to. Start out with a 15 Ohm resister which will give you a moderately fast blink when on. For faster blinking...use a 10 Ohm resistor. For stock blink speed...use a 25 Ohm.
Chingker...u drive a 97 accord right? well..i have a 96. i was wonderin if it's the same thing as the preludes to hook up our bumper lights to run wit the parking lights. however, i heard it was possible to do it with only two relays...and two relays only! one for each side. is this possible? well..of course it's possible..cuz someone i know did it like that, but he forgot how he did it. could you please share some of your knowledge? thanks.
i've been comparing trickedout-import's picture from chingker's and ovadalimit's and i am confused. where? The diodes....chingker, urs requires 2 diodes total, but trickedout-imports require 4 total...two for each set. Now the question is are these the same diodes? Basically with the resistors we can control how fast they blink. So chingker's and ovadalimit's schematic is better...and requires less parts, but does it require those female male connecters like trickedout-imports' schematic? Thanks for putting up with the questions....i'm sure if the details are explained for a beginner like me, a lot of the members will start using the schematic! Thanks again...keep up the posts. (by the way, is our prelude faq gone? this should be added to it)
female and male connector makes it easier to plug in directly into the factory wire harness, other wise you will have to cut them, hehehehe, my friend and cut them and had to replace two set of PIAA SUPER PLASMA (low beams), dont know how it happen but it did, hehhehe, i felt sorry for him so i hooked him up and return it as mines cause mines were still under warrenty.
i used two diodes because one didnot seem to work right even though logic said it should work. and yes i get hyper blink, ite pretty kewl though.
i just remembered that my friend had cut every thing, inculding the side marker blinker too, when i worked on his car i had a great laugh, cause he would taket he two end twist it and wrap it up with tape, hahahahha,
I can assure you this works cause well it's on my car! Look no diodes! Also you only really need 4 relays but I used an extra one, #3 on the diagram, to power the rest from the battery. Feedback or questions encouraged. Hope this helps.
99prelude....to make ur side markers blink alternately with ur front signals...u do this..real easy...on ur sidemarkers..there should be a red wire and black wire..cut the black wire... and take the black wire that is connected to the bulb..connect that to the positive of the front signal which is green and wah la....side markers blinking alternateely wit ur front signals...
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