Make your own Remote Controlled step light

Thanks for the clicky; I often forget because the other forums I use automatically make one when a link is pasted.

I love that low cost relay. I could make a remote controlled rear light for backing in at night.
Oh, and if the controller is battery powered it would make it pretty easy to build a step down warning alarm.

D.E.Bishop wrote:
Try now, something went wacky, it's a new method for me.

Displayed perfectly, now.
Cool little project, it got me thinking.

In the photograph of the receiver, the black wire that goes from right to left and enters both ends is a jumper from the hot input to the mover of the relay.

My common for the light strip is a chassis ground I made by drilling a hole in the frame around the step.

The wires on the right go to an after market fuse panel and will have a 2 amp fuse as soon as I buy a pack of them. I have a bunch of 2 amp 120 vac power supplies and will use the others on S&B projects.

I'll search for the exact remote on ebay and reply back.

This is like mine except it only has a single button, mine has two buttons. I honestly would buy two in order to have a second button. These are not learning remotes but I bet all seven million are use the same code.

There is a cover that slides over the pushbutton to prevent accidental actuation.

I did not want an external antenna on the receiver, mine and this one the antenna is inside the case.

For less than $6, you can afford to experiment.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DC-12v-10A-relay-1CH-wireless-RF-Remote-Control-Switch-Transmitter-Receiver-/381073666914?hash=item58b9c2b362:g:TjIAAOSwQJhUfIQt

Nice Mod, i like
and i still have some light strip left
but no remote, but i'll figure out something

thanks for the idea

Can you provide more info on the remote...like name, model or whatever I need to put into a search engine to find it. I like your mod.

Try now, something went wacky, it's a new method for me.

Tried to post up your images but something about the code is whacky.