Kill switch question

[Solidjake]

I searched the forum and saw that for the V1 you can tap the red wire with the fuse in it and put that to a radioshack switch, but I'm not sure exactly how it's done. What kind of switch do I need? (SPST?) and what wire(s) are needed and how to wire them? Thanks

[AirMoore]

Are you asking how to make a radar detector kill-switch for a hardwired V1?


It is as simple as cake if that is what you are asking:

In-line of the red-wire (12Volt + or "hot wire"), take and put a toggle switch in it?

Do this by (without it connected to the 12 volt source) cutting it... Stripping the ends, and then crimp them into whatever style connector is needed for the toggle-switch you buy. These can be found in numerous variations at any automotive store for 3-10bucks. The toggle switches generally have instructions too...

I hate to say this, but this is super basic, so basic it is hard to explain... if you don't feel comfortable doing this, better leave it to your local car-audio installer.


To be honest it doesn't even have to be on the positive wire... cutting off the ground would also effectively kill the unit, though 99% of the time they are on the positive.

[Solidjake]

Are you asking how to make a radar detector kill-switch for a hardwired V1?


It is as simple as cake if that is what you are asking:

In-line of the red-wire (12Volt + or "hot wire"), take and put a toggle switch in it?

Yes, I want to put a kill switch with my hardwired V1. I just don't know what to buy and how to wire it.

[AirMoore]

^^^^

Did you hardwire your V1?

[Solidjake]

^^^^

Did you hardwire your V1?

Yes. I said with my hardwired V1

[Lucky225]

^^^^

Did you hardwire your V1?

Yes. I said with my hardwired V1

This is VERY simple, you know the red wire coming off of the V1... it's currently hooked up to the + on your car battery or some other power source that's providing +12V? Cut the wire, wire one end to the middle of an SPST switch, the other end of this wire goes to the +12V on your battery/power source, now the other wire, that's just dangling there from your V1, hook that up to the other prong on the SPST switch. Now, when the switch is in 1 position both wires are touching each other through the switch.. when it's in the other, they are disconnected from each other, i.e. killing the power source -- killswitch

[AirMoore]

^^^^

Did you hardwire your V1?

Yes. I said with my hardwired V1

Did YOU hardwire your V1... I was wondering if you did that, because if so it is much simpler then even that to put a switch in.

[Solidjake]

This is VERY simple, you know the red wire coming off of the V1... it's currently hooked up to the + on your car battery or some other power source that's providing +12V? Cut the wire, wire one end to the middle of an SPST switch, the other end of this wire goes to the +12V on your battery/power source, now the other wire, that's just dangling there from your V1, hook that up to the other prong on the SPST switch. Now, when the switch is in 1 position both wires are touching each other through the switch.. when it's in the other, they are disconnected from each other, i.e. killing the power source -- killswitch

Thank you.

Did YOU hardwire your V1... I was wondering if you did that, because if so it is much simpler then even that to put a switch in.

Yes I hardwired it to a a wire in my sunroof motor area that has constant 12v

[kpatz]

Yes I hardwired it to a a wire in my sunroof motor area that has constant 12v

1. Disconnect the (red) wire from that constant 12V you used.
2. Take that wire, and connect it to one terminal of a SPST switch.
3. Take another wire and connect it to the other terminal of the switch.
4. Take the other end of the wire in #3 above and connect it to the 12V point where you originally had the V1 wired into.
5. Mount the switch somewhere you can reach it. If needed, you can use more wire if the wires don't reach where you want to put the switch.

So, instead of:

+12V +---+fuse+-------------------+V1 hardwire
Ground+----------------------------+V1 hardwire

you'd have

+12V +---+fuse+----+switch+-------+V1 hardwire
Ground+----------------------------+V1 hardwire

[BlackCat]

I searched the forum and saw that for the V1 you can tap the red wire with the fuse in it and put that to a radioshack switch, but I'm not sure exactly how it's done. What kind of switch do I need? (SPST?) and what wire(s) are needed and how to wire them? Thanks

I'm not exactly sure how to figure out the gauge of wire that's needed, but I used 16 gauge speaker wire because that is what I had lying around.