tip up alarm modification

rafhone · #1 01-11-2014, 05:47 PM

So I finally got around to trying to make alarmed tip ups with those cheep door alarms since Princess auto was selling them for 7 bucks, so I bought 2. When I got them home i brought out my tip ups (i have a few different styles) to see how they match up. The large storage compartment on my HT termals got me to thinking that I could disasemble the alarm and fit everything inside that compartment.

The alarms sound at the contacts and from a remote that I will place in the shack. Since I didnt want any sound at the tip up to spook the fish I cut that speaker out. I removed the 2 circut board thingys, and cut out the battery holder as I saw that as the only part of the case that I could use. a few wires had to be removed from the boards and resoldered... glad that went well since it was my first time soldering electrical.

I added a toggle switch because with this alarm, the remote can only "find" an alarm when you first put the battery in. The remote can recognize three channels, so I have 2 more to make.

All in all its working out okay... just taking too much time.

CanadianBadass · #2 01-11-2014, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by rafhone

So I finally got around to trying to make alarmed tip ups with those cheep door alarms since Princess auto was selling them for 7 bucks, so I bought 2. When I got them home i brought out my tip ups (i have a few different styles) to see how they match up. The large storage compartment on my HT termals got me to thinking that I could disasemble the alarm and fit everything inside that compartment.

The alarms sound at the contacts and from a remote that I will place in the shack. Since I didnt want any sound at the tip up to spook the fish I cut that speaker out. I removed the 2 circut board thingys, and cut out the battery holder as I saw that as the only part of the case that I could use. a few wires had to be removed from the boards and resoldered... glad that went well since it was my first time soldering electrical.

I added a toggle switch because with this alarm, the remote can only "find" an alarm when you first put the battery in. The remote can recognize three channels, so I have 2 more to make.

All in all its working out okay... just taking too much time.

nice fix man,

the dollar store sells ones very similar that are pretty loud when separated, and smaller then the ones you have used, they can be modified for regular tip ups also ,

Cool share !

rafhone · #3 01-11-2014, 06:24 PM

thanks! hopefully no more missed flags for this guy.

EZM · #4 01-11-2014, 07:04 PM

I admire your persistence and ingenuity.

The first manufacturer to make a product like this, for that price, will be in business !!!!!!

TylerThomson · #5 01-11-2014, 07:04 PM

Nice diy for sure. What's the range on those things?

rafhone · #6 01-11-2014, 07:06 PM

250 feet... they say. I'll be testing them this weekend.

rafhone · #7 01-11-2014, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by EZM

The first manufacturer to make a product like this, for that price, will be in business !!!!!!

If a guy could draw a wiring diagram and talked with a chinese manufacturer, you could have a good product at a good price. I was thinking about that, but with a market share so small the Dragon's Den would just laugh at me.