Neon Tube
05-22-2007, 10:38 AM
#3
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Originally Posted by 95TAGary
I have a 15" neon tube by the rear subs and wondered how I can get it to come on when I turn the amps on.
In other words, put the relay in-line with the positive going to the neons and have the remote turn-on wire branched to the activation terminal on the relay.
Originally Posted by 95TAGary
Can I run it through the amps some way instead of running the leads to the front of the car?
That would be a "steady on" scenario.
If you want sound pulses, you need a neon that has that feature built in.
Hey Whitebird00, can you confirm that I'm thinking/describing this correctly?
Last edited by VIP1; 05-22-2007 at 10:44 AM.
05-22-2007, 11:26 AM
#4
That sounds right? I was thinking taking my red lead wire and running it to the power ground going to the battery and the black wire from the neon and sending it to the ground to the car. I guess this wouldn't work? I have it like this and it doesn't come on. I guess I can run the two wires to the fuse box up front. I do have the pulse built in to the neon and would like that to work.
Any other ideas? How do they do the neons built in the amp boxes?
Any other ideas? How do they do the neons built in the amp boxes?
05-22-2007, 01:58 PM
#5
Originally Posted by VIP1
I think you can use a relay that is activated by the remote turn-on wire that turns on the amp.
In other words, put the relay in-line with the positive going to the neons and have the remote turn-on wire branched to the activation terminal on the relay.
You still need to provide power to the neon because I don't think the remote turn-on can handle the neon in addition to its normal function. (It might, but why chance it?) You can get the power from the main power leads going to the amp though.
That would be a "steady on" scenario.
If you want sound pulses, you need a neon that has that feature built in.
Hey Whitebird00, can you confirm that I'm thinking/describing this correctly?
In other words, put the relay in-line with the positive going to the neons and have the remote turn-on wire branched to the activation terminal on the relay.
You still need to provide power to the neon because I don't think the remote turn-on can handle the neon in addition to its normal function. (It might, but why chance it?) You can get the power from the main power leads going to the amp though.
That would be a "steady on" scenario.
If you want sound pulses, you need a neon that has that feature built in.
Hey Whitebird00, can you confirm that I'm thinking/describing this correctly?
05-22-2007, 02:04 PM
#6
Originally Posted by 95TAGary
That sounds right? I was thinking taking my red lead wire and running it to the power ground going to the battery and the black wire from the neon and sending it to the ground to the car. I guess this wouldn't work? I have it like this and it doesn't come on. I guess I can run the two wires to the fuse box up front. I do have the pulse built in to the neon and would like that to work.
Any other ideas? How do they do the neons built in the amp boxes?
Any other ideas? How do they do the neons built in the amp boxes?
You must have at least three wires going to your amp (not counting audio signal wires) - a power wire, a ground wire, and a remote turn-on wire (which is also power but with a low current draw).
Either run new power and ground wires for your neon or connect it to the power and ground wires you use for the amp. Connect them through a relay that is triggered by the same remote turn-on wire as the amp so that the neon will only light when the amp is on.