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Where can I get a blinking light to mock a real security system???

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Old Jan 16, 2001 | 12:03 PM
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Where can I get a blinking light to mock a real security system???

Like putting it near the transmission and can turn it on and off???

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Old Jan 16, 2001 | 01:04 PM
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Radio Shack sells flashing LEDs - if the LED is not a 12 volt LED (it has an internal resistor), you will need to put a 680 ohm resistor in series with the LED.

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Old Jan 16, 2001 | 07:28 PM
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If you're handy with that kind of stuf, you could build your own, http://www.hioutput.com/tech/circuits/diagrams.html

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Old Jan 18, 2001 | 08:13 PM
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Get a 12-volt flashing LED...hook the positive side (Is that the cathode or anode? I forget) to constant positive. Hook the other side to SWITCHED positive, like ignition or accessory. Then the LED will flash only when your key is off.
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Old Jan 18, 2001 | 09:33 PM
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Anode = positive
Cathode = negative

Don't forget a current limiting resistor, if it's not meant to run on 12 VDC.

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