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Old October-9th-2002 | 01:47 PM
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Exclamation help with wiring neons..

ok.. wel i want to wire my neon lighting so its not connected to the cigarette lighter.. but i really have no idea what to do.. i looked up some stuff in the searches.. but im still lost.. what exactly is a ground? and where do i connect the wires from the neons? there are alot of wires under the steering wheel and im jus lost.. i need help!!

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Old October-9th-2002 | 02:03 PM
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1) Wire neons together
2) Connect one lead to battery ground lead
3) Connect other lead to switch, connect switch to battery positive lead.
4) Place connected neon lights and battery on 'ground'
5) Drive car over connected neons repeatedly to render useless then proceed to discard in garbage.

Old October-9th-2002 | 05:24 PM
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Originally posted by rodslinger
1) Wire neons together
2) Connect one lead to battery ground lead
3) Connect other lead to switch, connect switch to battery positive lead.
4) Place connected neon lights and battery on 'ground'
5) Drive car over connected neons repeatedly to render useless then proceed to discard in garbage.

dude why do you post something like that...the person is asking for some serious help...if you have none then don't post stupid **** like this...
Old October-9th-2002 | 06:15 PM
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1) Enjoy the joke.
2) Like your response helped him out either...


On a serious note though. I haven't messed with them in about 10 years but you probably have four tubes, a inverter and a switch. 'Ground' is referring to the negative power side of the battery which is usually connected directly to the engine block and one or two chassis points. For the basic install I would do this.

1) With neons mounted, connect neon lights in series. Meaning one lead from one neon connects to another lead to another neon. Then next lead from that neon is connected to next... Blah blah... Like making a chain. Leave the very first lead and the very last lead in the chain disconnected. They will connect to the supplied inverter.
2) Connect (most likely) black lead of inverter to vehicle chassis somewhere. Metal bolt, directly to battery (-), etc.. Connect (most likely) red led of inverter to battery (+) but place a on/off switch inline to control power.
3) Connect two end leads of neon chain to two output leads on inverter. Turn on and enjoy. Make sure all connections are sealed good because it's high voltage and can tickle if you grab them.

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Old October-9th-2002 | 06:18 PM
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dude why do you post something like that...the person is asking for some serious help...if you have none then don't post stupid **** like this...
thnx zuMP5
Old October-9th-2002 | 07:02 PM
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Originally posted by rodslinger
1) Enjoy the joke.
2) Like your response helped him out either...


On a serious note though. I haven't messed with them in about 10 years but you probably have four tubes, a inverter and a switch. 'Ground' is referring to the negative power side of the battery which is usually connected directly to the engine block and one or two chassis points. For the basic install I would do this.

1) With neons mounted, connect neon lights in series. Meaning one lead from one neon connects to another lead to another neon. Then next lead from that neon is connected to next... Blah blah... Like making a chain. Leave the very first lead and the very last lead in the chain disconnected. They will connect to the supplied inverter.
2) Connect (most likely) black lead of inverter to vehicle chassis somewhere. Metal bolt, directly to battery (-), etc.. Connect (most likely) red led of inverter to battery (+) but place a on/off switch inline to control power.
3) Connect two end leads of neon chain to two output leads on inverter. Turn on and enjoy. Make sure all connections are sealed good because it's high voltage and can tickle if you grab them.
thanks.. i kinda get it now
Old October-9th-2002 | 07:05 PM
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ok.. another question.. whats an inverter? can i get this stuff from.. maybe radio shack or something?
Old October-9th-2002 | 07:40 PM
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ok ok last post today on this today.. i swear..
ok.. so can i do this?
connect some wire from the battery to a switch
connect the switch to one side of the lighting
then connect the other side to something metal?
Old October-10th-2002 | 06:20 AM
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Originally posted by Naoto

connect some wire from the battery to a switch
connect the switch to one side of the lighting
then connect the other side to something metal?
Generally yes for standard lighting. But neons are different. They require very high voltage to operate. Are these undercar lights or a small light to use inside the car? Undercar lights take a lot more power and usually have an external 'inverter' or power supply. You have to connect the inverter to the battery and ground then connect the neon lights to the inverter. It takes the 12vdc vehicle power and steps it up to the 12,000vac or so it takes to run neons. The small interior lights may have the inverter built in. For those just connect directly to the battery with a switch inline.
Old October-10th-2002 | 07:42 AM
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How about a fuse...

or circuit breaker? That way, when the wiring shorts out, the fuse or circuit breaker opens, rather than the wiring heating up and melting!
Old October-22nd-2002 | 08:12 PM
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hmmm...

I wired my little neons( not big enough to take too much juice) to the poistive of the bat, and to a metal screw, then my stereo shorted, and neither the HU or the neons would work
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Old October-23rd-2002 | 06:48 AM
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Did the neons come with instructions?
Old October-23rd-2002 | 01:34 PM
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only to plug it into the sig lighter.
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Old October-24th-2002 | 11:20 AM
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Re: hmmm...

Originally posted by aceraj
I wired my little neons( not big enough to take too much juice) to the poistive of the bat, and to a metal screw, then my stereo shorted, and neither the HU or the neons would work
Did you check your fuse?
Old October-24th-2002 | 03:03 PM
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Yea I didnt post it here, but all of the fuses were fine, the hu just needed to be reset. mines a pain in the *** though, u have to take it out of the dash and disconect it to do that!
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