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new remote switch problems!
Friday, April 08, 2005 7:31 PM
Ok, I just got one of those pilot 4 switch remote control switches for my car got it all hooked up, and wired at least what I thought was right. No, guess not! I have it all set up and I am not using relays because it said only over 150 watts would require another relay so I went non relay, hooked up the power and ground, hooked up the wires to my interior lighting and exterior that I wanted controled by the switch, get everything put back together, hit the button on the remote I hear the click of the relay in the switch but none of my light turn on at all. Anyone have any ideas as to why this would be?


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Re: new remote switch problems!
Friday, April 08, 2005 8:03 PM
the pilot thing i have for my lights (the remote one on my keys to control the lights in the car) is a grounded switch, meaning that My relays have to have constant power and in order to turn them on, I press the button and the remote closes the ground side of the switch. Anyway, simple answer, it's a remotely switched ground leg. and will not work if you run power to it....hope that helps.



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Re: new remote switch problems!
Saturday, April 09, 2005 9:51 PM
ok, hopefully sometime today I will scan a pic of the directions and maybe someone could explain them to me, as for right now I really need to get some sleep, been a long weekend.


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