had a customer come in today with a 1963 Volkswagen Kharmen Ghea, in my opinion, one of the coolest cars ever built. well, she wanted an alarm installed, problem is the car has a 6V electrical system instead of 12v, which if course won't work.
anybody had any experience with a 6V alarm system?? would a motorcycle alarm work??
any help would be appreciated
-UK
Replies (3)
ttocs on 09/25/2005 01:40:06
Love the Ghea's, never got to work on one.
It shouldn't matter if it is for a bike or not, although I doubt it has door sensors.......
UKinstaller on 09/25/2005 10:20:52
the car doesn't have working door triggers to begin with, so i betcha it would work. you ever done a bike alarm??
-UK
swez on 09/25/2005 10:52:48
Am wondering if you can use a DC/DC convertor that kicks up the 6 volt supply to the needed 12 volts for the circuits you will need to install???
Also, most electronic components work at lower voltages then 12. (3-5 volts is pretty common) They have to be managed by a power supply and computer chips that distribute the proper voltage to each device. I wonder if contacting the tech at the alarm system company you guys use, would net some minor modifications (that you can do) to a standard unit, in order to work off a 6 vollt supply source. Give em a hollar and see what info they can provide.
Good luck on this one,
Swez
anybody had any experience with a 6V alarm system?? would a motorcycle alarm work??
any help would be appreciated
-UK
Replies (3)
ttocs on 09/25/2005 01:40:06
Love the Ghea's, never got to work on one.
It shouldn't matter if it is for a bike or not, although I doubt it has door sensors.......
UKinstaller on 09/25/2005 10:20:52
the car doesn't have working door triggers to begin with, so i betcha it would work. you ever done a bike alarm??
-UK
swez on 09/25/2005 10:52:48
Am wondering if you can use a DC/DC convertor that kicks up the 6 volt supply to the needed 12 volts for the circuits you will need to install???
Also, most electronic components work at lower voltages then 12. (3-5 volts is pretty common) They have to be managed by a power supply and computer chips that distribute the proper voltage to each device. I wonder if contacting the tech at the alarm system company you guys use, would net some minor modifications (that you can do) to a standard unit, in order to work off a 6 vollt supply source. Give em a hollar and see what info they can provide.
Good luck on this one,
Swez
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