Hi folks,
I'm new to the forum. It's been quite a few years since I did anything with car electronics or car audio, so I've forgotten just about everything I used to know!
While not strictly a car audio question, what brought me to this forum is a wiring question on relays.
I'm trying to wire in a "kill switch" for a radar detector, and I'd like it to function as follows:
- Radar detector is "always on" (wired to ignition switch).
- When I want to "kill" the radar detector, I push the "adjust driver side mirror" button.
- Radar detector remains "killed" until I push a 2nd hidden button under the dash.
Note: The radar detector should never reset itself. i.e. if I turn off the ignition and turn it back on, or push the kill button multiple times, it should still remain OFF. The ONLY way to turn the radar detector back on is to use the (momentary) reset switch under the dash.
Presumably the "adjust driver side mirror" button would need to be turned off as well, but that's not an issue. It's a rarely used button and is only turned on when adjusting the mirror (or to kill the radar detector).
Is a DPDT relay what I'm looking for? Or some kind of latching relay?
Thanks!
I'm new to the forum. It's been quite a few years since I did anything with car electronics or car audio, so I've forgotten just about everything I used to know!
While not strictly a car audio question, what brought me to this forum is a wiring question on relays.
I'm trying to wire in a "kill switch" for a radar detector, and I'd like it to function as follows:
- Radar detector is "always on" (wired to ignition switch).
- When I want to "kill" the radar detector, I push the "adjust driver side mirror" button.
- Radar detector remains "killed" until I push a 2nd hidden button under the dash.
Note: The radar detector should never reset itself. i.e. if I turn off the ignition and turn it back on, or push the kill button multiple times, it should still remain OFF. The ONLY way to turn the radar detector back on is to use the (momentary) reset switch under the dash.
Presumably the "adjust driver side mirror" button would need to be turned off as well, but that's not an issue. It's a rarely used button and is only turned on when adjusting the mirror (or to kill the radar detector).
Is a DPDT relay what I'm looking for? Or some kind of latching relay?
Thanks!