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Car Forum / Land Rover Cars / June 2007

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RRC - Alarm query

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Persheen - 30 Jun 2007 23:35 GMT
Hi
My RRC with a Vogue body circa 1986 came with an alarm unit operated by a
single button squarish key fob marked Land Rover. There is a sensor at the
top of each A-pillar inside and it has a siren unit bolted to the offside
wheelarch under the bonnet. This has a large bunch of cables disappearing
behind the dash.

This bunch of cables has 2 blade fuse holders in it before it enters the
bulkhead which were empty.

Now my query.

I have put two 30amp fuses in these holders and everything appears to work .
The siren goes off if I leave the window down and but my arm in. Also
operating the fob activates the central locking.

None of the Halfords books nor the CD manuals that I have mention this alarm
so I cannot find out the correct values of these fuses. I am reluctant to
use the 30amp in case the circuits would not be sufficiently protected.

So if any of you good people could point me in the direction of some info on
this alarm perhaps with a circuit diagram showing how it connects into the
circuit diagram that I have, I would be very grateful.

At the least perhaps someone could indicate the values of these missing
fuses.

Many thanks
Peter
John Williamson - 01 Jul 2007 00:02 GMT
> Hi
> My RRC with a Vogue body circa 1986 came with an alarm unit operated by a
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> At the least perhaps someone could indicate the values of these missing
> fuses.

If you lack any better info.....

Kill the power to the unit, take the fuses out, bridge the connections
with suitably robust ammeters (10 amp minimum, but with switchable lower
ranges), & check the current when you turn it all back on with & without
the alarm sounding. Put a fuse in to match or slightly exceed the
highest current drawn.

You may have a problem reading the current draw from the central
locking, as it's only a short pulse, & the meter may not read the full
value.

I'd expect either 3 or 5 amp if all it's powering is a siren & an alarm
system, though, possibly less.

The other way is to put a 1 amp fuse in, try it & if it blows, put a 3
amp in, & so on....

Crude, I know, but it's worked for me in the past on other similar jobs.

Tciao for Now!

John.
 
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