What amp rating femaie spade do I need for alarm ?

[VWVW 1]

Hi Guys

 

Does anyone know what this box is for in the pic with numbers stamped on it from 1 all the way to 7. I was doing my heater matrix..(still ongoing) and had noticed some dodgy wiring work that has been done in here. Noticed the exposed wires. Gotta get this sorted at some point...Looks like the person that did it had made an error in cutting the wire. Then realised it was correct after all and just connected the wire back without securing it to the actual spade connector.

 

also on the other Pic. I found an exposed brown wire poking out. Surely thats not right :) Dohhh

 

cheers

Edited May 2, 2011 by VWVW

[Critical_Mass 10]

Aftermarket alarm, old or still been used???

[VWVW 1]

Aftermarket alarm, old or still been used???

 

Its an old one been there since I purchased the car...was fully working before. Only problem that it has recently is that the door pins wont go down from the remote alarm key fob but the car is fully armed if you try and open it.

[Yandards 0]

Its an old one been there since I purchased the car...was fully working before. Only problem that it has recently is that the door pins wont go down from the remote alarm key fob but the car is fully armed if you try and open it.

 

I bet the windows don't close either if you try that..

 

To get the Corrado to do 'full closure' (pre 92 not including sunroof) it needs a 12v locking pulse sent from the microswitch on the drivers or passengers door handle. This pulse fires the central locking pump to the lock condition and if you hold the key in place it will also close both windows. The problem that most alarm sytems full closure option only gives an output to ground, to get around this you need to use a relay to get the locking pulse to stay on (simple relay with a 12v live into both relay activation and relay switch with an output onto the 12v locking pulse wire and the ground for the relay activation comes from the alarm.)

 

So basically I would suspect that your relay has died..

[VWVW 1]

I bet the windows don't close either if you try that..

So basically I would suspect that your relay has died..

 

Cheers Yandards for the detailed response...where would this relay be located. Car is still in bits at the mo will test the windows once everything is re assembled.

[VWVW 1]

I am planning to change the female spade connectors (see pic on first post) that are going into the slots from 1 to 7 due to the bad cuts that are on the wire.

 

Its a toad alarm A101 CL what sort of female amp rating spade would I need ? I have had a look on ebay there are several amp types like 0-15 amp, 25amp etc etc

 

 

cheers

Edited May 2, 2011 by VWVW

[VWVW 1]

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[weetos 0]

spade connectors are generally sized ( and colour coded)to suit the size of wire. you will probably need red ones 0.5-1.5mm there maybe a 2.5mm in there too (blue spade) cant really tell form the pic. but do buy fully insulated ones as they appear too be very close to each other.