SLP line lock
Originally Posted by erikthegoalie
hey this is prob a stupid *** question....BUT, can i use the breaks normally even if the line lock is not hooked up...i ask because it will not be hooked up when i start drivng the car again, i will be wiring all that stuff later...im guessing yes because thats how it works anyways...brakes work normally until you activate the line lock...
Originally Posted by Dragula
GETGONE - I used the same gauge wire. I can't remember I think it was 18 gauge. I have a friend who's an EE and he said it would be fine. He checked some books at his work.
CULATR - I would recomend using a 20 Amp Pilot duty momentary switch. The same friend said to make sure it says PILOT DUTY. I think it has something to do with the constant load while the button is held down. That's been my challenge. I can't find a 20 AMP Pilot duty switch.
As GETGONE said - I will check Summit and Jegs for the switches rating.
CULATR - I would recomend using a 20 Amp Pilot duty momentary switch. The same friend said to make sure it says PILOT DUTY. I think it has something to do with the constant load while the button is held down. That's been my challenge. I can't find a 20 AMP Pilot duty switch.
As GETGONE said - I will check Summit and Jegs for the switches rating.
Rats guess ill start looking as well!!
ow and another thing for the flip switch to activate power to my momentary push button switch would this be safe to use 1 x 6A 125VA SPDT paddle switch ?????
Last edited by CULATR; Jan 6, 2007 at 12:53 AM.
Originally Posted by GETGONE
It's not NHRA or IHRA legal because it's a toggle switch and not a momentary switch. The other problem is it's ground activated the way it's set up. If the wire running into the car gets cut and shorts out it can activate the line lock since it's hooked direct to the hot side of the fuse box. I didn't even think about it being an issue until after I had installed mine and saw the posts on here. You can change the wiring so that the switch is on the positive side then wire in a momentary switch to make it NHRA/IHRA legal. Do a search and there's a thread someone drew up with the correct way to wire it.
If you wired as the direction from SLP says, it's a switched ground. Therefore any short on the switch wire from the dash to the line lock will turn it on. That's why I wired it with a switched positive.
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I rewired my SLP linelock so it is a switched positive with a master on off with a lighted toggle switch and then a momentary switch to activate it. I bought SJM's wiring kit but didn't like the switches and LED's so all I ended up using of it was the momentary switch. I had a lighted rocker type switch I used as the master so it's lit when the system is hot. I cut the ash tray and fit it in the bottom and then where the raised part is that had the light for the ash tray behind it I drilled and mounted the momentary so it's easy to hit when you have the door open. With it closed you'd never know anything was different.
Yes, but if your momentary switch is on the ground side of the wiring any short could cause the line lock to engage.
This is the same princuple as removeing the ground wire on the battery first.
This is the same princuple as removeing the ground wire on the battery first.
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Hate to bring back an old thread, but yeah I have this problem. I hooked up all my brakes lines, but have not had the time to do the wiring. I figured it would be fine if I didn't hook up the wires. No power, No problem right? Wrong. I drove the car for about 2 weeks, took a 6 hour trip to my parents there and back no issues. I didn't touch the car for a week or so, went to move it and the line lock was engaged. But as soon as I turn the car off the brakes disengage.
How does the line lock engage with no power going to it?
Also, when I go to wire it this week, does it matter which wire goes on which prong of the solenoid, I wouldn't imagine so, but because cause their directions suck I figured I'd ask anyways.
here u go, and no it doesnt matter which wire goes on the prongs
https://ls1tech.com/forums/manual-transmission/813062-just-bought-slp-line-lock-system-any-install-tips-what-button-do-i-use.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/manual-transmission/813062-just-bought-slp-line-lock-system-any-install-tips-what-button-do-i-use.html
