Electrical gurus please enter (relay question)

[Spud2388 10+ year member]

Is there a relay out there that doesnt come on with a flicker of voltage, but only when it receives voltage for a certain period of time? im wanting to hook up my strobes to my alarm, putting a relay on the horn wire, but dont want my strobes to flicker whenever i lock/unlock my jeep, only when the horn is going off when triggered.

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[T9X 10+ year member]

No clue but I like the idea.

 

[bose301s 5,000+ posts]

Is there a relay out there that doesnt come on with a flicker of voltage, but only when it receives voltage for a certain period of time? im wanting to hook up my strobes to my alarm, putting a relay on the horn wire, but dont want my strobes to flicker whenever i lock/unlock my jeep, only when the horn is going off when triggered.

I don't believe that exists. If you are good you could always use a microcontroller and code it so the lights only come on if the horn has been on for x time.

 

[Spud2388 10+ year member]

what do people normally use to prevent turn-on pop? isnt it some sort of relay that delays the power sent to the amps or whatever?

 

[bose301s 5,000+ posts]

Not sure there, I just know I have never encountered what you want.

 

[Spud2388 10+ year member]

yea i searched around and found that people use a regular relay for the turn on pop, so that want work. i guess ill hook it up and see what it does. the "honk" might be too quick to activate the strobes.