Review on 📱 Pilot Performance Lighting Wireless Remote Switch PL-SW29 - 4 Channel by Drexel Wortham

I bought a PL-SW29 to remotely control four different auxiliary lights in my car. I had to activate some of them with 12V (+), others with a ground signal (-), and the PL-SW29 can do both without any problems. As many other reviews have mentioned, the instructions on the back are very vague. However, here is the correct wiring guide: RED - 12V (+) PowerA. Connect it to the switched ACC line (accessory) 12V (+) (cigarette lighter, etc.). The PL-SW29 only works when you have the key in the ignition and the key is in the ACC or ON position; or B. Connect it to 12V (+) DC (directly to battery positive) if you want to use the PL-SW29 all the time even when the car is off. BLACK - Ground (-) connect to battery (-) or chassis. There are now 4 channels that can be controlled with the PL-SW29 and there are 4 pairs of wires - 2 per channel: - Gray pair for channel 1 - Brown pair for channel 2 - Blue pair for channel 3 - Green pair for channel 4 Each pair of wires can be connected in series to the accessory, or can be connected to power (+) or ground (-) to the accessory to turn it on. Each pair of wires is also interchangeable; this means that there is no specific "input" and "output" wire for each pair. Please note that the PL-SW29 does NOT directly supply accessories with 12V+ or ground; However, there is a very simple solution as I will explain below. We'll use channel 1 (grey wires) for this example: Suppose you have an accessory that requires 12V (+) to turn on. To connect the PL-SW29 you need to connect one of the gray wires (which will become the "input") to the red "power" wire of the PL-SW29 and the other gray wire (which will become the "output") to the cable ( +) of the accessories. Press the channel 1 remote control button and the accessory will turn on. Press the button again and it will turn off. The same applies to grounded signals. In this example we are using channel 2 (brown wires): Assuming you have an accessory that requires ground (-) to turn on, connect one of the brown wires (which will become the input) to the black wire of PL-SW29. Ground wire and the other brown wire (which becomes "Output") to the (-) wire of the accessory. Press the channel 2 remote control button and the accessory should turn on. Press the button again and it will turn off. Thus, each channel can be wired to drive any (+), all (-), or any combination of signals to activate any accessory - as long as the accessory requirement does not exceed 15 amps. . Anything over 15 amps will trip the PL-SW29's built-in 15 amp micro-relays. Even if you want a "momentary" actuation (the accessory stays on when you press and hold the button, but turns off when you release the button). go) you need to open the PL-SW29 case (4 small Phillips screws on the bottom) and remove the jumper for that channel as shown in the picture on the back of the box. Environment, PL-SW29 antenna position and PL-SW29 antenna length. My PL-SW29 is mounted under the passenger seat so its antenna cable was low and under the carpet. With this setup I had a range of about 100 feet in an unobstructed open parking lot with the remote control antenna extended. However, I added another 5 feet of regular wire to the end of the PL-SW29 antenna and routed the longer antenna wire behind the car's A-pillar. With this new setting, I have a range of about 250 feet under the same conditions. Overall, after clarifying the installation process, the PL-SW29 works well. It's not expensive, the remote control is decent (although I wish it didn't have the old-school telescopic antenna), and so far it's working as expected.