Fuse box/Alarm questions

[Sunny_TK]

Soo Im trying to figure out why the alpine alarm that I got in my CB7 isnt working. I want to know if these 4 raw wire pins are powered by anything? any help would be appreciated

[GeoffM]

I only see 3?
IIRC, those are for accessories. I used one when I installed my fogs, and there was one already used.

[Sunny_TK]

Theres 4, and theyre numbered 1, 2, 3, and 5? lol is there an fuse's for them or something? Three are already used and theyre occupied by my alarm, but im trying to figure out if the brain died or if its just not getting power

no i dont have a voltmeter or know how to use one lol

[accordztech]

No offense but if You don't know how to use a volt meter or a test light you shouldn't be trying to diagnose a alarm

[EJX_Michael]

1&2 are 12v switched, but 2 has a limit of about 5 amps while the A/C is on. 3 is 12v w/ parking lights and 5 is 12v constant. The pins in the fuse box aren't really a proper source for an alarms power though.

[Sunny_TK]

ok thanks, ill just re-wire the whole thing

[accordztech]

Y waste your time, test for power at the brain (red wire) and then test for ground. If you have both then you either have a transmitter issue or a brain issue. If You don't have power up there you have a connection problem.

You may be at the same spot after you fiqure out how to rewire it

[Sunny_TK]

Well i was just going to get a reliable 12v constant source, re wire the white and yellow wire to it. and find out where the ground wire for the brain is leading too, or even if it is grounded.

again, i dont have a voltmeter and dont know how to use one. and i wont be seeing my brother for a couple days. soo i thought it would be a straight foward step

[accordztech]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=y7Q1N-iu71w

http://www.google.com/m?hl=en&gl=us&...ter+in+the+car

If its a working source of power then your wasting your time. Sometime in your life of owning a car you will need to know and understand how to use a voltmeter like in diagnosing battery voltagr, alternator, determining if yiur getting power to a light bulb.....so start learning.

If it is a standard working alarm and you hook up the yellow to a 12 volt source and dont check if its ignition and doesnt stay 12v while cranking then the feature of starter disable for the alarm wont work. Get my point, if You don't know about alarms don't go in and try to repair things.

If you really want to see if you got a reliable source of 12v, take that red wire and tag the white wire in the ignition harness temporary (constant 12v) or run a line to the battery outside the car temporarily and see if the alarm works.

But never forget the ground of the alarm to that's also just as important as the 12v power.