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Old 06-17-2024 | 05:39 AM
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PowerSet
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Originally Posted by PDR
I looked at half a dozen listings and none of them had any detailed information. It's impossible to determine from that what their behaviour will be. I would *assume* that they will have a default sequence/flashing in the absence of a PWM signal from the receiver, but the only way to know will be to test them. About 12 years ago I built an F1 safety car and used a police light bar on the roof, but it was "dumb" in that it only have wires for power. It did have a separate button to press for alternate light patterns.

If they absolutely required a PWM input, and space wasn't too much of an issue, I'd buy a cheap servo tester (~$6), strip it down and hook that up.
Thank you for the reply, that’s exactly what I was looking for for info,I have never used a servo tester, but if that would be able to spoof the pwm input if it’s needed, then that’s a huge help. I don’t know anything about how the pwm input works, and was unsure if it essentially just controls power to whatever device it’s for.

I did figure that the only way to be sure would be getting and testing some, but I wasn’t sure if anyone had a suggestion for spoofing the pwm signal if necessary. Thanks!
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