12v relays
10-24-2003, 10:31 PM
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Re: 12v relays purpose ???
L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:
> Hi Kevin,
> We loose power for every extra foot the wire travels. It's like the
> water hose in your front yard, the spigot uses a 3/8" washer to shut the
> water off, yet we know it takes a 5/8" hose to go fifty feet with any
> pressure at all, if you use a half inch hose you'll see the water just
> has enough power to dribble out. Correct your installation using this
> chart:
> http://www.sei4x4.org/Wire_Size_Char...ize_chart.html KC says
> the 100-watt bulb will draw 8.3 amps.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Thanks for the help.
--... ...--
> Hi Kevin,
> We loose power for every extra foot the wire travels. It's like the
> water hose in your front yard, the spigot uses a 3/8" washer to shut the
> water off, yet we know it takes a 5/8" hose to go fifty feet with any
> pressure at all, if you use a half inch hose you'll see the water just
> has enough power to dribble out. Correct your installation using this
> chart:
> http://www.sei4x4.org/Wire_Size_Char...ize_chart.html KC says
> the 100-watt bulb will draw 8.3 amps.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Thanks for the help.
--... ...--
10-24-2003, 10:33 PM
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10-25-2003, 10:02 AM
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Re: 12v relays purpose ???
Kevin wrote:
>
>
> What is the purpose of using relays for fog lights. A relay came with
> my KC's but I did not use it. I went straight from the battery to the
> lights, breaking the hot side with a toggle switch.
The toggle switch will wear out from the full power arc every time it
turns on and off. The cheaper the switch, the faster it will wear out.
Using a relay means only really low amps pass through the switch greatly
extending its life.
You also can just run one or two small wires to the switch with a
relay. I prefer to just run one wire to my switch and use the switch as
a ground signal for the relay trigger.
Here is a good site on how to wire them:
http://www.classictruckshop.com/club...osch/relay.htm
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
>
> What is the purpose of using relays for fog lights. A relay came with
> my KC's but I did not use it. I went straight from the battery to the
> lights, breaking the hot side with a toggle switch.
The toggle switch will wear out from the full power arc every time it
turns on and off. The cheaper the switch, the faster it will wear out.
Using a relay means only really low amps pass through the switch greatly
extending its life.
You also can just run one or two small wires to the switch with a
relay. I prefer to just run one wire to my switch and use the switch as
a ground signal for the relay trigger.
Here is a good site on how to wire them:
http://www.classictruckshop.com/club...osch/relay.htm
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
10-25-2003, 10:02 AM
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Re: 12v relays purpose ???
Kevin wrote:
>
>
> What is the purpose of using relays for fog lights. A relay came with
> my KC's but I did not use it. I went straight from the battery to the
> lights, breaking the hot side with a toggle switch.
The toggle switch will wear out from the full power arc every time it
turns on and off. The cheaper the switch, the faster it will wear out.
Using a relay means only really low amps pass through the switch greatly
extending its life.
You also can just run one or two small wires to the switch with a
relay. I prefer to just run one wire to my switch and use the switch as
a ground signal for the relay trigger.
Here is a good site on how to wire them:
http://www.classictruckshop.com/club...osch/relay.htm
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
>
> What is the purpose of using relays for fog lights. A relay came with
> my KC's but I did not use it. I went straight from the battery to the
> lights, breaking the hot side with a toggle switch.
The toggle switch will wear out from the full power arc every time it
turns on and off. The cheaper the switch, the faster it will wear out.
Using a relay means only really low amps pass through the switch greatly
extending its life.
You also can just run one or two small wires to the switch with a
relay. I prefer to just run one wire to my switch and use the switch as
a ground signal for the relay trigger.
Here is a good site on how to wire them:
http://www.classictruckshop.com/club...osch/relay.htm
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
10-25-2003, 10:02 AM
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Re: 12v relays purpose ???
Kevin wrote:
>
>
> What is the purpose of using relays for fog lights. A relay came with
> my KC's but I did not use it. I went straight from the battery to the
> lights, breaking the hot side with a toggle switch.
The toggle switch will wear out from the full power arc every time it
turns on and off. The cheaper the switch, the faster it will wear out.
Using a relay means only really low amps pass through the switch greatly
extending its life.
You also can just run one or two small wires to the switch with a
relay. I prefer to just run one wire to my switch and use the switch as
a ground signal for the relay trigger.
Here is a good site on how to wire them:
http://www.classictruckshop.com/club...osch/relay.htm
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
>
> What is the purpose of using relays for fog lights. A relay came with
> my KC's but I did not use it. I went straight from the battery to the
> lights, breaking the hot side with a toggle switch.
The toggle switch will wear out from the full power arc every time it
turns on and off. The cheaper the switch, the faster it will wear out.
Using a relay means only really low amps pass through the switch greatly
extending its life.
You also can just run one or two small wires to the switch with a
relay. I prefer to just run one wire to my switch and use the switch as
a ground signal for the relay trigger.
Here is a good site on how to wire them:
http://www.classictruckshop.com/club...osch/relay.htm
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
10-25-2003, 12:40 PM
#38
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Re: 12v relays purpose ???
Hi Mike,
Thanks for the link, I didn't know the same relay could be used for
with a ground trigger, The Radio Shack relays and the relays that came
with my Silvania fog lights use the same nomenclature.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Mike Romain wrote:
>
> The toggle switch will wear out from the full power arc every time it
> turns on and off. The cheaper the switch, the faster it will wear out.
>
> Using a relay means only really low amps pass through the switch greatly
> extending its life.
>
> You also can just run one or two small wires to the switch with a
> relay. I prefer to just run one wire to my switch and use the switch as
> a ground signal for the relay trigger.
>
> Here is a good site on how to wire them:
>
> http://www.classictruckshop.com/club...osch/relay.htm
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Thanks for the link, I didn't know the same relay could be used for
with a ground trigger, The Radio Shack relays and the relays that came
with my Silvania fog lights use the same nomenclature.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Mike Romain wrote:
>
> The toggle switch will wear out from the full power arc every time it
> turns on and off. The cheaper the switch, the faster it will wear out.
>
> Using a relay means only really low amps pass through the switch greatly
> extending its life.
>
> You also can just run one or two small wires to the switch with a
> relay. I prefer to just run one wire to my switch and use the switch as
> a ground signal for the relay trigger.
>
> Here is a good site on how to wire them:
>
> http://www.classictruckshop.com/club...osch/relay.htm
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
10-25-2003, 12:40 PM
#39
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Re: 12v relays purpose ???
Hi Mike,
Thanks for the link, I didn't know the same relay could be used for
with a ground trigger, The Radio Shack relays and the relays that came
with my Silvania fog lights use the same nomenclature.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Mike Romain wrote:
>
> The toggle switch will wear out from the full power arc every time it
> turns on and off. The cheaper the switch, the faster it will wear out.
>
> Using a relay means only really low amps pass through the switch greatly
> extending its life.
>
> You also can just run one or two small wires to the switch with a
> relay. I prefer to just run one wire to my switch and use the switch as
> a ground signal for the relay trigger.
>
> Here is a good site on how to wire them:
>
> http://www.classictruckshop.com/club...osch/relay.htm
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Thanks for the link, I didn't know the same relay could be used for
with a ground trigger, The Radio Shack relays and the relays that came
with my Silvania fog lights use the same nomenclature.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Mike Romain wrote:
>
> The toggle switch will wear out from the full power arc every time it
> turns on and off. The cheaper the switch, the faster it will wear out.
>
> Using a relay means only really low amps pass through the switch greatly
> extending its life.
>
> You also can just run one or two small wires to the switch with a
> relay. I prefer to just run one wire to my switch and use the switch as
> a ground signal for the relay trigger.
>
> Here is a good site on how to wire them:
>
> http://www.classictruckshop.com/club...osch/relay.htm
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
10-25-2003, 12:40 PM
#40
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Re: 12v relays purpose ???
Hi Mike,
Thanks for the link, I didn't know the same relay could be used for
with a ground trigger, The Radio Shack relays and the relays that came
with my Silvania fog lights use the same nomenclature.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Mike Romain wrote:
>
> The toggle switch will wear out from the full power arc every time it
> turns on and off. The cheaper the switch, the faster it will wear out.
>
> Using a relay means only really low amps pass through the switch greatly
> extending its life.
>
> You also can just run one or two small wires to the switch with a
> relay. I prefer to just run one wire to my switch and use the switch as
> a ground signal for the relay trigger.
>
> Here is a good site on how to wire them:
>
> http://www.classictruckshop.com/club...osch/relay.htm
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Thanks for the link, I didn't know the same relay could be used for
with a ground trigger, The Radio Shack relays and the relays that came
with my Silvania fog lights use the same nomenclature.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Mike Romain wrote:
>
> The toggle switch will wear out from the full power arc every time it
> turns on and off. The cheaper the switch, the faster it will wear out.
>
> Using a relay means only really low amps pass through the switch greatly
> extending its life.
>
> You also can just run one or two small wires to the switch with a
> relay. I prefer to just run one wire to my switch and use the switch as
> a ground signal for the relay trigger.
>
> Here is a good site on how to wire them:
>
> http://www.classictruckshop.com/club...osch/relay.htm
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's