"Josh Battles" <jbattles@bankfinancial.com> wrote:
: I guess I'll just have to pick an alarm and get the wiring schematic and how
: it actuates the stock power locks...
Yep!
:> Anyway, your door panel will come right off, then it should
:> be a simple matter to fabricate a bracket to mount in the door
:> which attaches to your lock mechanism. How the wiring works
:> depends on the particular alarm you use (as far as how it
:> expects to trigger the door locks, the ones I have used have
:> had one wire go hot for lock and a separate wire go hot for
:> unlock). So, a couple of actuators, some relays some wire
:> and a little metal for some brackets should have you in
:> business!
:>
:> Too bad you don't live closer, I'd be tempted to help you
:> with it, sounds like a fun project. :-)
: If you wanted to do the research on what actuators and relays would be
: required and point me in the right direction to obtain them I'd appreciate
: that...
Heck no, its only fun if I get to do the fabrication myself! ;-)
: I'd even be willing to put together a pictorial FAQ for the website
: with part numbers and measurements and everything. I'm shooting to have
: this completed by the summertime. That way I could be big pimpin with auto
: start and keyless entry all summer long. :-)
Here ya go:
http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=search&item=DLA-1&type=store
I think that might even be the same actuators I have, if not they
are darn close. Given that they were designed for door locks
they should have enough power to handle the job, and you sure
can't complain about the price! Actually, definitely check out
that parts express link too, do a search on actuators; I think
they have the same ones for cheaper, and also have several
different types; might be worth a look-see.
I would recommend pulling your door panel off and getting some
ideas as to where to connect the actuator to the locks, and verify
that 3/4" movement will be enough to open the lock fully at the
location you choose. Wether they have enough power or not probably
won't be verified until you actually hook the things up. They should
though, considering this is what they were designed for.
As far as the wiring goes, I think a normally open DPDT relay would
do the trick for you. I sketched out a quick diagram, which you can
see at: http://www.jonsteiger.com/www/misc/ActuatorWiring.jpg
I don't recall if a DPDT-NO relay has 2 inputs or not, but I guess
the final choice as to relays and such will depend on how the alarm
you use wants to trigger them. I figured you would want to use a normally
open relay because you don't want 12v running through the actuators
all the time which would hold them open or shut. The diagram assumes
the alarm uses an unlock wire and a lock wire which go hot for the
lock and unlock events, and assumes that a DPDT-NO relay has 2 trigger
pins. :-) Anyway, its a crappy diagram but it should give you
some ideas, even if this isn't the exact way it ends up being hooked
up this should get you started. I don't know very much about electrical
diagrams and such, I just see stuff in my head and draw it, how it
comes out makes sense to me, it might not make sense to anybody
else, if it doesn't draw yer own diagram. ;-)
Have fun! :-)
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