push button start
#61
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Re: push button start
mitsurugi3644@hotmail.com wrote in news:1168722606.192170.237660
@v45g2000cwv.googlegroups.com:
>
>
> ok so I take the wire that is hot during crank and off during
> everything else and I take it and hook it up to my switch and connect
> the ground to it and thats it?
>
The factory ignition switch (which works wonderfully, by the way) has two
power feeds. Depending on its internal contacts, it distributes that power
to the various devices it wants to give juice to. Those devices have their
own grounds which are used once the electricity has done its work inside
those devices.
When you turn the ignition key, you are changing the positions of the
contacts inside the ignition switch. This decides what will get power, and
what will not.
When the key is turned to "II", one of the live wires at the back of the
ignition switch will go dead, and another wire -- which *had* been dead --
will suddenly come alive. That now-live one is the one which you need to
use for your button.
Basically, instead of the power routing through the ignition switch, then
to that newly-live wire, it will bypass the ignition switch contact
entirely and go through your button instead.
But Seth is right again. The starter draws an enormous amount of current.
If your button is inadequate for the load, it (and its wires) will
overheat, melt and risk a fire. Ever seen a car on fire?
Why do you want a starter button anyway? To make the car look more like a
racer? Because you think it would be cool?
--
Tegger
The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/
@v45g2000cwv.googlegroups.com:
>
>
> ok so I take the wire that is hot during crank and off during
> everything else and I take it and hook it up to my switch and connect
> the ground to it and thats it?
>
The factory ignition switch (which works wonderfully, by the way) has two
power feeds. Depending on its internal contacts, it distributes that power
to the various devices it wants to give juice to. Those devices have their
own grounds which are used once the electricity has done its work inside
those devices.
When you turn the ignition key, you are changing the positions of the
contacts inside the ignition switch. This decides what will get power, and
what will not.
When the key is turned to "II", one of the live wires at the back of the
ignition switch will go dead, and another wire -- which *had* been dead --
will suddenly come alive. That now-live one is the one which you need to
use for your button.
Basically, instead of the power routing through the ignition switch, then
to that newly-live wire, it will bypass the ignition switch contact
entirely and go through your button instead.
But Seth is right again. The starter draws an enormous amount of current.
If your button is inadequate for the load, it (and its wires) will
overheat, melt and risk a fire. Ever seen a car on fire?
Why do you want a starter button anyway? To make the car look more like a
racer? Because you think it would be cool?
--
Tegger
The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/
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Re: push button start
Tegger <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in
news:Xns98B8CE13D457Btegger@207.14.116.130:
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> When the key is turned to "II",
Correction!
NOT "II"!
When the key is turned to "III", or START!!!! *That's* when the formerly
dead wire goes live.
--
Tegger
The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/
news:Xns98B8CE13D457Btegger@207.14.116.130:
>
> When the key is turned to "II",
Correction!
NOT "II"!
When the key is turned to "III", or START!!!! *That's* when the formerly
dead wire goes live.
--
Tegger
The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/
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Re: push button start
Tegger <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in
news:Xns98B8CE13D457Btegger@207.14.116.130:
>
> When the key is turned to "II",
Correction!
NOT "II"!
When the key is turned to "III", or START!!!! *That's* when the formerly
dead wire goes live.
--
Tegger
The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/
news:Xns98B8CE13D457Btegger@207.14.116.130:
>
> When the key is turned to "II",
Correction!
NOT "II"!
When the key is turned to "III", or START!!!! *That's* when the formerly
dead wire goes live.
--
Tegger
The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/
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Re: push button start
Tegger <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in
news:Xns98B8CE13D457Btegger@207.14.116.130:
>
> When the key is turned to "II",
Correction!
NOT "II"!
When the key is turned to "III", or START!!!! *That's* when the formerly
dead wire goes live.
--
Tegger
The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/
news:Xns98B8CE13D457Btegger@207.14.116.130:
>
> When the key is turned to "II",
Correction!
NOT "II"!
When the key is turned to "III", or START!!!! *That's* when the formerly
dead wire goes live.
--
Tegger
The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/
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Re: push button start
Tegger <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in
news:Xns98B8CE13D457Btegger@207.14.116.130:
>
> When the key is turned to "II",
Correction!
NOT "II"!
When the key is turned to "III", or START!!!! *That's* when the formerly
dead wire goes live.
--
Tegger
The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/
news:Xns98B8CE13D457Btegger@207.14.116.130:
>
> When the key is turned to "II",
Correction!
NOT "II"!
When the key is turned to "III", or START!!!! *That's* when the formerly
dead wire goes live.
--
Tegger
The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/
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Re: push button start
In article <Xns98B8CE13D457Btegger@207.14.116.130>, tegger@tegger.c0m
says...
> Why do you want a starter button anyway? To make the car look more like a
> racer? Because you think it would be cool?
Because it's a lot cheaper to install a starter button in a Civic than
it is to buy an S2000?
;-)
Dave
says...
> Why do you want a starter button anyway? To make the car look more like a
> racer? Because you think it would be cool?
Because it's a lot cheaper to install a starter button in a Civic than
it is to buy an S2000?
;-)
Dave
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Re: push button start
In article <Xns98B8CE13D457Btegger@207.14.116.130>, tegger@tegger.c0m
says...
> Why do you want a starter button anyway? To make the car look more like a
> racer? Because you think it would be cool?
Because it's a lot cheaper to install a starter button in a Civic than
it is to buy an S2000?
;-)
Dave
says...
> Why do you want a starter button anyway? To make the car look more like a
> racer? Because you think it would be cool?
Because it's a lot cheaper to install a starter button in a Civic than
it is to buy an S2000?
;-)
Dave
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Re: push button start
In article <Xns98B8CE13D457Btegger@207.14.116.130>, tegger@tegger.c0m
says...
> Why do you want a starter button anyway? To make the car look more like a
> racer? Because you think it would be cool?
Because it's a lot cheaper to install a starter button in a Civic than
it is to buy an S2000?
;-)
Dave
says...
> Why do you want a starter button anyway? To make the car look more like a
> racer? Because you think it would be cool?
Because it's a lot cheaper to install a starter button in a Civic than
it is to buy an S2000?
;-)
Dave
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Re: push button start
In article <Xns98B8CE13D457Btegger@207.14.116.130>, tegger@tegger.c0m
says...
> Why do you want a starter button anyway? To make the car look more like a
> racer? Because you think it would be cool?
Because it's a lot cheaper to install a starter button in a Civic than
it is to buy an S2000?
;-)
Dave
says...
> Why do you want a starter button anyway? To make the car look more like a
> racer? Because you think it would be cool?
Because it's a lot cheaper to install a starter button in a Civic than
it is to buy an S2000?
;-)
Dave
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Re: push button start
In article <MPG.2014b4a4bf4633ea98a146@207.14.116.130>,
Dave Garrett <dave@compassnet.com> wrote:
> > Why do you want a starter button anyway? To make the car look more like a
> > racer? Because you think it would be cool?
>
> Because it's a lot cheaper to install a starter button in a Civic than
> it is to buy an S2000?
Because it's a lot cheaper to install a starter button AND A FART PIPE
in a Civic than it is to buy an S2000.
Dave Garrett <dave@compassnet.com> wrote:
> > Why do you want a starter button anyway? To make the car look more like a
> > racer? Because you think it would be cool?
>
> Because it's a lot cheaper to install a starter button in a Civic than
> it is to buy an S2000?
Because it's a lot cheaper to install a starter button AND A FART PIPE
in a Civic than it is to buy an S2000.
#75
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Re: push button start
In article <MPG.2014b4a4bf4633ea98a146@207.14.116.130>,
Dave Garrett <dave@compassnet.com> wrote:
> > Why do you want a starter button anyway? To make the car look more like a
> > racer? Because you think it would be cool?
>
> Because it's a lot cheaper to install a starter button in a Civic than
> it is to buy an S2000?
Because it's a lot cheaper to install a starter button AND A FART PIPE
in a Civic than it is to buy an S2000.
Dave Garrett <dave@compassnet.com> wrote:
> > Why do you want a starter button anyway? To make the car look more like a
> > racer? Because you think it would be cool?
>
> Because it's a lot cheaper to install a starter button in a Civic than
> it is to buy an S2000?
Because it's a lot cheaper to install a starter button AND A FART PIPE
in a Civic than it is to buy an S2000.