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I had been playing with a couple of zener's (12.1v and 5.1v) using a voltmeter to see what voltage came thru them when connected to the 12v source (13.5). It made me wonder if I couldn't use a 13v zener to detect when the voltage changed from 12.5 to 13.5 (ign on). Seems in a perfect world I...
I am looking for a simple circuit to determine the status of a vehicle's ignition based on voltage on the vehicle's OBDII power pin (16). With the ign off the voltage is around 12.5V and with it on its around 13.5v. I want to be able to "switch" 12v to a device lead when I detect the ign is on...
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