How would I go about doing this? I have an old horn and I want to run it on a 12v system but its setup for 6v and doesnt sound properly with 12v.

12/17/2006 10:14:51 PM

resistor

12/17/2006 10:31:34 PM

Anymore info on type and installation?

12/17/2006 11:05:41 PM

tech talk, that thing probably pulls about 15 amps, so it will have to be a beefy one

12/17/2006 11:12:00 PM

google.com says

http://www.newcircuits.com/circuit.php?id=pos002

[Edited on December 17, 2006 at 11:23 PM. Reason : http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=12v+to+6v]

12/17/2006 11:22:41 PM

^You'll need that, but much beefier. http://www.powerstream.com/dc6.htm Try stuff like that using "car 12v 6v regulator" in google but no quotes. Look for an adapter that'll carry I guess the 15amps output required, but check the horn and see if ya can get the specs off it. If you dont want to always be using the plug-in car adapter you can find someone moderately electrically inclined to cut off the end and splice it into the fuseboard and ground so no wires show except the toggle/on/depress switch for the horn.

12/18/2006 1:37:26 AM

Two horns in series with the battery will work.

12/18/2006 4:06:48 AM

problem is he has one horn

12/18/2006 9:11:46 AM

It's gonna be cheaper and easier to buy another horn. The problem isn't he has 1 horn, it's he has 1 6v horn for a 12v system.

12/18/2006 9:17:22 AM

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"I have an old horn"

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"The problem isn't he has 1 horn, it's he has 1 6v horn for a 12v system"

he established that was the prolem in his first post, what don't you fucking understand?

[Edited on December 18, 2006 at 10:13 AM. Reason : ]

12/18/2006 10:12:15 AM

http://tinyurl.com/smyls

Please remove yourself from existence. God damn.

[Edited on December 18, 2006 at 11:01 AM. Reason : http://www.tinyurl.com ...psi]

12/18/2006 10:13:43 AM

Not enough for you, how about this

http://www2.lut.fi/~hosia/horns.html

12/18/2006 10:16:01 AM

Maybe some more

http://www.xvo73.dial.pipex.com/ht/6vhorn.htm

12/18/2006 10:16:49 AM

THE POINT IS HE WANTS TO GET THIS HORN TO WORK, NOT BUY ANOTHER FUCKING HORN THAT WILL SOUND LIKE SHIT YOU FUCKING RETARD

12/18/2006 11:06:48 AM

Did you have a look at any of those links I posted?

12/18/2006 11:35:58 AM

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learn how to link you fucktard

12/18/2006 11:36:56 AM

jesus christ whats going on in here


ballast resistor, thats all you need

if its an ooga horn like i think it probably is, then we never used a resistor on the one that was on my brothers old toyota.

12/18/2006 11:53:55 AM

or you could use a few diodes to drop the voltage down without dissipating ~200W of waste heat to save teh environment~

12/18/2006 12:11:46 PM

^fag

12/18/2006 12:15:53 PM

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"if its an ooga horn like i think it probably is, then we never used a resistor on the one that was on my brothers old toyota."

it is, when we put it on a 12v it didnt ooga it just screamed.

12/18/2006 12:40:37 PM

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"or you could use a few diodes to drop the voltage down without dissipating ~200W of waste heat to save teh environment~"

Where do you think the forward voltage drop * current goes?

if youre really using 15 amps and dropping 6 volts...

12/18/2006 1:14:05 PM

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"or you could use a few diodes to drop the voltage down without dissipating ~200W of waste heat to save teh environment~ "

Stick with the CSC you tard.

12/18/2006 4:19:02 PM

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"it is, when we put it on a 12v it didnt ooga it just screamed."

ha. his must have had the resistor hidden under it somewhere. it had been cut off the frame of some ancient car years and years ago.

12/18/2006 9:49:25 PM

Yeah, we had a box of vintage horns. The regular ones sounded kind of cool thru the 12v but the ooga sucked. I just went to Harbor freight and got a new one tonite. Time to wrap it up for old pops.

12/18/2006 11:06:36 PM

ill take that old one

12/18/2006 11:14:36 PM

Um no, I am about to get a car on 6v so thats what'll get it.

12/19/2006 1:22:32 PM

well maybe that's why I failed those ECE classes

I was under the impression that the forward voltage drop was non-resistive, that the power dissipation of a diode was functional of its negligible resistance and the current through the diode, and that electrochemical semiconductor voodoo magic allowed the voltage drop to occur without dissipation. I guess there obviously is at least one gaping hole in that understanding

Blind Hate, I generally do stick to computer science, but as you may or may not be aware most computers are electronic devices. The electrical processes by which said computers operate become relevant at some point in furthering my understanding of computing. Would you prefer the cookie or the gold star for taking the time to contribute absolutely nothing of value to either the original poster's question or my understanding of semiconductors?

12/19/2006 4:39:21 PM