Re: Car Alarm: LED Flashes to beat of stereo

["Chad Wahls" <cwahls@xxxxxxxx>]

"Sam" <newsgroup2003@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "e-nigma" <kalelmail@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> : Every time the bass hits, the car voltage drops. the amount of drop
> depends
> : on how strong the battery is.
>
> Just curious, if the voltage drops then the LED should dim, but in my
> case, when the bass hits, the LED brightens. Since the car is only about
> 6 months old, I don't believe the battery is the issue.
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The voltage could drop enough to cause the alarm to think weird things and
blink the LED.  Even at full output there will be enough voltage to
illuminate an LED.  The reason it does not dim is because it's probably
illuminating at the BOTTOM of the voltage cycle or as the cycle is coming
back up.  Does the LED flash immediately after you apply power to the alarm
system?

As for 6 month..... I had the battery replaced on my brand spanking new car
within a month of purchase.  No system in it.  Sometimes you get a bad one.
If a battery lasts the first few months it will usually live a normal live
barring abuse.  The weak ones get weeded out quick :)

Chad