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Old 14-07-2008, 07:06 PM
 

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In the boot there is a small 10W globe and it doesnt light the whole boot up that well.

I want to hook up 3 lights, 1x12 inch and 2x8inch neons for in the boot.

After i cut off the existing light, how do i hook up 3 neons to the same wire, or is it advisable?

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your probably better off just using a relay which can be triggered by the factory light, then just run a new wire from the battery
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Old 14-07-2008, 07:10 PM
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join all to the positive, join all to the negative. Done.
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Old 14-07-2008, 09:24 PM
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join all to the positive, join all to the negative. Done.
lol......I'm with the relay idea, much better and less dodgy.
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Old 14-07-2008, 11:37 PM
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lol......I'm with the relay idea, much better and less dodgy.
How ??? If my theory is correct the boot light runs EXACTLY like the glovebox light & interior light...

Constant positive with a switching negative.. There is more than enough load used when an incandescent globe is on to powering 3 neons...

How is it dodgy running the 3 neons positive to positive then to the negative??

means it functions like the bootlight, off the bootlight an theres no dodgy wiring?

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Old 14-07-2008, 11:40 PM
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Hozy.. am i reading correctly or was that a typo???

Quote: Constant positive with a switching negative..

shouldnt it be the other way round?

Added: I mean the negative is the screw that holds the switch on the body? so would be constant negative
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Old 14-07-2008, 11:55 PM
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Hozy.. am i reading correctly or was that a typo???

Quote: Constant positive with a switching negative..

shouldnt it be the other way round?

Added: I mean the negative is the screw that holds the switch on the body? so would be constant negative
Nope you didnt read it wrong...

Interior lights are all constant positives with switching negative, so is glovebox & if they both are i'm laying down 90% that the bootlight is switching negative aswell... i'll test multimeter 2morrow when i get up in the morning..

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Old 15-07-2008, 09:09 AM
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Nope you didnt read it wrong...

Interior lights are all constant positives with switching negative, so is glovebox & if they both are i'm laying down 90% that the bootlight is switching negative aswell... i'll test multimeter 2morrow when i get up in the morning..

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Ok, boot light is SWITCHED NEGATIVE. I know, i've tested, and installed
3 x neons as boot lights.

Why u ask? Better spread of light into WHOLE boot area

All three Neons use the FACTORY wiring, and fuse, and switch ect.

nothing dodgy about it, just no tungsten filament globe connected,
rather a low power neon. But cause there is three, it's about the
same power anyways.. (In parallel, not series)

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Old 15-07-2008, 12:53 PM
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miltiadis_s, as per your PM, i'll put some instructions to point you in the right direction, but i'll post em here so other members can see when they check this thread out incase they wondering the same thing.


Ok, firstly, running three small neons won't overload the intended power. Also, keep in mind, that your boot light shares the same fuse as the brake lights. You could always beef up that fuse if it blows out. (Check you don't have a short circuit first though) I'm running 3 neons in parallel (More amps to run) and the factory fuse has not blown, and the factory switch handles it just fine. and i tested that the fuse doesn't blow when brake lights are on too which means i'm pulling max power on that fuse. (If you run them in series, it uses less current, but they run more dull, and being neons, they may not light properly)

Second, be sure to keep the controllers that the neons are connected to. These act as regulators for the neons (most types, some are happy to just run stand alone...), and help prevent voltage spikes, also i can open the boot and easily switch the lights off if i need the boot open for an extended period and don't need them on.

Thirdly, as far as connections. Using the factory two wires, your options are: (using an example of using 3 as you intend. Please xcuse my crud paint diagrams... )

OPTION 1 Parallel:
Each positive wire from neons, connect to the same positive wire as boot light normally would. (IE: Factory positive wire has 3 wires running to the neons. also keep in mind that the POSITIVE is the switched wire for your boot light)
Each negative wire from neons, connect to same negative wire as boot light normally would.




OPTION 2 Series:
You will "daisy chain" the neons... Positive from factory boot light to positive on neon 1. negative on neon 1 to positive on neon 2. Negative on neon 2 to positive on neon 3. Negative on neon 3 to negative on factory boot light negative.


Good luck, hope this helps...
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.wrong diagram wont work like that
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Old 15-07-2008, 02:54 PM
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.wrong diagram wont work like that
you are talking about the PM where u wanted to also have a manual switch???

anyways, neither is wrong, you just read it incorrectly..

hang 5, playing with MS paint, i'll DRAW you what you need to do...
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nah i was talking about my bull#%## lol
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Old 15-07-2008, 03:12 PM
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nah i was talking about my bull#%## lol
Well, too late.. lol i made a diagram for ya anyways..

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