Erik Nelson

I suggest swapping the wiring on the plug under the seat to swap the
normally open/normally closed contacts. That way it will only annoy people
who buckle/use the seat belt. If you just unplug the connector, it will flag
an SRS error which will have to be manually cleared.


"RodgerDodger=)i" <ddlld23REMOVE@XXcsiREMOVE.com> wrote in message
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> Is there anyway to turn off the ding ding ding seatbelt warning on the 95
> Accord EX? The light is fine, just the sound. Thanks
>

Grahame

If you just removed the speaker from the circuit I do not see this causing
any problems, I doubt the engineers would design a "speaker missing detect
circuit". This is a lot easier than using your method of killing the sound.
A speaker is considered an inductive load and the resistance would
essentially be zero.
Grahame
"TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
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> "Grahame" <grahame.news@sympatico.ca> wrote in
> news:0qITe.14710$I02.772391@news20.bellglobal.com:
>
> >
> > "TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
> > news:Xns96C9DEA386148tegger@207.14.113.17...
>
> >> I was going to just unsolder the speaker and replace it with a
> >> resistor, but I don't know how to determine the rating of resistor
> >> that would be needed.
> >
> >
> > Why would you need to replace the speaker with a resistor?
>
>
> I supposed that the module would expect some sort of current and
resistance
> to be present in that location, otherwise problems may arise.
>
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Doug McCrary

Grahame <grahame.news@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
newsS3Ue.21852$vN.720670@news20.bellglobal.com.. .
> If you just removed the speaker from the circuit I do not see this causing
> any problems, I doubt the engineers would design a "speaker missing detect
> circuit". This is a lot easier than using your method of killing the sound.
> A speaker is considered an inductive load and the resistance would
> essentially be zero.
> Grahame
Can't blame "TeGGeR®" for erring on the side of caution, but I'm inclined to
agree with you.
However, suppose the "speaker" is piezo? Probably your main argument still
applies, but
the resistance would be way high, rather than nearly zero.

TeGGeR®

"Doug McCrary" <DougMcCrary@spamcop.net> wrote in
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>
> Grahame <grahame.news@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> newsS3Ue.21852$vN.720670@news20.bellglobal.com.. .
>> If you just removed the speaker from the circuit I do not see this
>> causing any problems, I doubt the engineers would design a "speaker
>> missing detect circuit". This is a lot easier than using your method
>> of killing the sound. A speaker is considered an inductive load and
>> the resistance would essentially be zero.
>
>
>
>
> Can't blame "TeGGeR®" for erring on the side of caution,


Ignorance breeds caution, hence my decision to simply hand-tighten a short
#8 wood screw against the metal diaphragm through the hole in the speaker's
plastic top. I can undo this any time I want.



> but I'm
> inclined to agree with you.
> However, suppose the "speaker" is piezo?



In this case, it is. It's the same sort of "speaker" you find on computer
modems and motherboards. It's maybe a half-inch across, and three-eighths
thick.



> Probably your main argument
> still applies, but
> the resistance would be way high, rather than nearly zero.


Thus requiring a resistor?



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Grahame

Well TeGGeR, I have been an electronics technician for over 25 years now and
I know exactly the type of speaker you are talking about, remove the speaker
and you have an open circuit, the computer would function normally trust me.
Grahame
"TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
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> "Doug McCrary" <DougMcCrary@spamcop.net> wrote in
> news:Z08Ue.3504$%f2.1385@trnddc09:
>
> >
> > Grahame <grahame.news@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > newsS3Ue.21852$vN.720670@news20.bellglobal.com.. .
> >> If you just removed the speaker from the circuit I do not see this
> >> causing any problems, I doubt the engineers would design a "speaker
> >> missing detect circuit". This is a lot easier than using your method
> >> of killing the sound. A speaker is considered an inductive load and
> >> the resistance would essentially be zero.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Can't blame "TeGGeR®" for erring on the side of caution,
>
>
> Ignorance breeds caution, hence my decision to simply hand-tighten a short
> #8 wood screw against the metal diaphragm through the hole in the
speaker's
> plastic top. I can undo this any time I want.
>
>
>
> > but I'm
> > inclined to agree with you.
> > However, suppose the "speaker" is piezo?
>
>
>
> In this case, it is. It's the same sort of "speaker" you find on computer
> modems and motherboards. It's maybe a half-inch across, and three-eighths
> thick.
>
>
>
> > Probably your main argument
> > still applies, but
> > the resistance would be way high, rather than nearly zero.
>
>
> Thus requiring a resistor?
>
>
>
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>
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> www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

Doug McCrary

TeGGeR® <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
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> "Doug McCrary" <DougMcCrary@spamcop.net> wrote
> In this case, it is. It's the same sort of "speaker" you find on computer
> modems and motherboards. It's maybe a half-inch across, and three-eighths
> thick.
>
>
>
> > Probably your main argument
> > still applies, but
> > the resistance would be way high, rather than nearly zero.
>
>
> Thus requiring a resistor?
>
Unlikely. As Grahame says, there's probably no 'sense' circuit, and either way,
it's unlikely to cause anything to burn up.
High power stuff that might fail to to over/underload usually has the sensing.
Most other stuff is designed to handle anything from a dead short to open
without fail.

TeGGeR®

"Doug McCrary" <DougMcCrary@spamcop.net> wrote in
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>
> TeGGeR® <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
> news:Xns96CC4EC9965D2tegger@207.14.113.17...
>> "Doug McCrary" <DougMcCrary@spamcop.net> wrote
>> In this case, it is. It's the same sort of "speaker" you find on
>> computer modems and motherboards. It's maybe a half-inch across, and
>> three-eighths thick.
>>
>>
>>
>> > Probably your main argument
>> > still applies, but
>> > the resistance would be way high, rather than nearly zero.
>>
>>
>> Thus requiring a resistor?
>>
> Unlikely. As Grahame says, there's probably no 'sense' circuit, and
> either way, it's unlikely to cause anything to burn up.
> High power stuff that might fail to to over/underload usually has the
> sensing. Most other stuff is designed to handle anything from a dead
> short to open without fail.
>
>
>


Thaks.

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