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weakyota91 · 05-17-2007, 10:31 PM

I posted a thread a couple days ago about my warning alarm going off for no reason. Well for those of u that read it i found out my shock sensor is bad and after looking online i found different kind of sensors that read different things. I may not up to date with the alarm auto alarm business but heres what i found and let me know what u have and would it be possible to put a different kind of sensor in my truck?

1. DOOR SENSORS: The most basic element in a car alarm system is the door alarm. When you open the front hood, trunk or any door on a fully protected car, the brain triggers the alarm system.

2.SHOCK SENSORS: The idea of a shock sensor is fairly simple: If somebody hits, jostles or otherwise moves your car, the sensor sends a signal to the brain indicating the intensity of the motion. Depending on the severity of the shock, the brain signals a warning horn beep or sounds the full-scale alarm.

[size="4"]3. WINDOW AND PRESSURE SENSORS: [size="3"]The most common glass-breakage detector is a simple microphone connected to the brain. Microphones measure variations in air-pressure fluctuation and convert this pattern into a fluctuating electrical current (check out this question of the day to learn how). Breaking glass has its own distinctive sound frequency (pattern of air-pressure fluctuations). The microphone converts this to an electrical current of that particular frequency, which it sends to the brain.

4.MOTION AND TILT SENSORS: Car alarm tilt sensors typically have an array of mercury switches positioned at varying angles. Some of them are in the closed position when you're parked at any particular slant, and some of them are in the open position. If a thief changes the angle of your car (by lifting it with a tow truck or hiking it up with a jack, for example), some of the closed switches open and some of the open switches close. If any of the switches are thrown, the central brain knows that someone is lifting the car.

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weakyota91 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Redding C.A. Posts: 300	differnt kind of alarm sensors I posted a thread a couple days ago about my warning alarm going off for no reason. Well for those of u that read it i found out my shock sensor is bad and after looking online i found different kind of sensors that read different things. I may not up to date with the alarm auto alarm business but heres what i found and let me know what u have and would it be possible to put a different kind of sensor in my truck? 1. DOOR SENSORS: The most basic element in a car alarm system is the door alarm. When you open the front hood, trunk or any door on a fully protected car, the brain triggers the alarm system. 2.SHOCK SENSORS: The idea of a shock sensor is fairly simple: If somebody hits, jostles or otherwise moves your car, the sensor sends a signal to the brain indicating the intensity of the motion. Depending on the severity of the shock, the brain signals a warning horn beep or sounds the full-scale alarm. [size="4"]3. WINDOW AND PRESSURE SENSORS: [size="3"]The most common glass-breakage detector is a simple microphone connected to the brain. Microphones measure variations in air-pressure fluctuation and convert this pattern into a fluctuating electrical current (check out this question of the day to learn how). Breaking glass has its own distinctive sound frequency (pattern of air-pressure fluctuations). The microphone converts this to an electrical current of that particular frequency, which it sends to the brain. 4.MOTION AND TILT SENSORS: Car alarm tilt sensors typically have an array of mercury switches positioned at varying angles. Some of them are in the closed position when you're parked at any particular slant, and some of them are in the open position. If a thief changes the angle of your car (by lifting it with a tow truck or hiking it up with a jack, for example), some of the closed switches open and some of the open switches close. If any of the switches are thrown, the central brain knows that someone is lifting the car. __________________ 1991 extended cab 3.0 v6 5" trail-gear sas swap 63" chevies in rear 35x12.5 goodyear mtr's 4:88 gears with trutrac front, locked in rear warn m8000 w/arb front bumper marlin crawler rear bumper flowmaster 40 series