Wire a SC-1012 into a Smart Siren?

[Eric1249]

Right now I have a Smart Siren in my truck. I like the Smart Siren but once in awhile I miss my old Carson mechanical siren. I was wondering if I could take a Carson SC-1012 and wire it into one of the switches on my Smart Siren? The Carson SC-1012 uses rocker switches so I assume if I eliminate the switch I could run it into my Smart Siren? The mechanical tone is the only part of the Carson that I am interested in. Opinions?


The bad part is that if this works I would think about getting a Power Call lol


Thanks


Eric

 

[eng18ine]

i dont really know how the smart sirens work, iv never used one before. but the way it looks if you can have the carson siren set to the on position for the mechanical tone and use a button on the smart siren to turn the power on for the siren that should work. or if you could replace the carson switch for a button on the smart siren i dont see why that wouldnt work

 

[Eric1249]

Thanks. That is kind of what I was thinking.

 

[brooks]

yes you can do it, but you need a relay since the Carson siren needs a negative trigger to turn it on and the smart siren puts out 12+

 

[NCFD43]

yes you can do it, but you need a relay since the Carson siren needs a negative trigger to turn it on and the smart siren puts out 12+

IIRC, there is a dip switch to change the trigger activation between positive and negative.

 

[C17LVFD]

I've done exactly what you're asking about in my old Acura. I used a relay to change positive to negative trigger, but the setup worked like a charm!


Good Luck!


Seth

 

[Eric1249]

I might have found a deal on a Carson SC-1002. I was thinking of running the power wire to my Smart Siren and leave the switch on for the mechinical siren. Would that work?

 

[C17LVFD]

I might have found a deal on a Carson SC-1002. I was thinking of running the power wire to my Smart Siren and leave the switch on for the mechinical siren. Would that work?

It should.. Just make sure your switch is a negative trigger. A positive trigger will not work.

 

[Eric1249]

What is the difference between a negative and positive switch?

 

[C17LVFD]

What is the difference between a negative and positive switch?

Positive is going to give you 12v when the switch is turned on... negative is going to ground when the switch is turned on. The sc1012 needs the negative switching or it won't work.


Seth