Light relay ?

Post by **Drafty** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 5:58 pm

I have this relay for my roof lights (4) and would like some help wiring it up, also what kind of wire (amp) should i be using. 2 are Hella 55watt and 2 are Cibie 100watt.

All expenations must be in English. No electrical mumbo jumbo please.

Post by **zukin** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 7:34 pm

i think i need one of those babies how much did it set ya back and what sorta power is it???

Post by **Drafty** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 7:59 pm

it is a 2 in 1 relay with double fuses. l think it cost about $50 but that was a few years ago, had it on my 80 series. with the GU you can pick up a plug in loom kit fot $75 so l never used it. As for power

both fuses are 30amp, thats all l know. Problem is l dont remember how to wire it up. Dohhh! :oops:

Post by **zukin** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 8:01 pm

looks complicated mate just take it to a auto electric save yaself the worries i reakon better to be save then sorry :roll:

Website · Post by **killalux** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 8:07 pm

i would say that 1 terminal would be earth, 1 would be trigger( ie high beam switch), 2 would be battery, and 2 would be to the lights.

thats just my opinion, i have never seen one before so i am mostly just guesing.

Post by **Sixty** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 8:12 pm

And thats all there is to it! Thats how mine works.

Post by **Drafty** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 8:33 pm

I'm sure when i fitted it last time l had one switch to S1 and a second switch to S2. Now l'm more confused then when l began.

Post by **Juzza** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 8:42 pm

Ask your brother, see if he has an "expenation". :finger:

L = Load i would think.
See you guys at the Paj challenge. How did the new GPS go?

Post by **RUFF** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 8:54 pm

S1=Switch(then to earth)
S2=Switch(then to earth)
B=Battery
L1=Load(spotlight)
L2=Load(spotlight)
S=Signal(from highbeam or wherever you want it to be ran with)

This is all from memory as i havent wired one of these up in the last few years.
This is a dual circuit relay designed to run 2 seperate sets of lights. And are quite a good relay.

Post by **Drafty** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 8:55 pm

Good pickup Juzza missed that one.

GPS worked fine but kept on loosing satelite even with the external antena. Will be running both units this weekend again.

When are you guys getting there?

Post by **Drafty** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 9:00 pm

Thanks Ruff, a diagram would be helpfull. Your explanation would require 3 switches if i understand correctly. l thought seeing the B is for battery that the S might be an earth or doesnt it require an earth?

Website · Post by **killalux** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 9:08 pm

from what i understand of what ruff said, it is a negative trigger relay.
so S would be conected constantly providing positive current and S1 & S2 provide the earth when switched on which compltes the circuit.

Post by **RUFF** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 9:28 pm

Steve is right it is earth switched as it is a lot safer and efficiant to run a short power cable from the battery to the relay and only run the earth through the firewall to the switches. There is less chance of chaffing where it goes through the firewall and therefore less chance of fire!

Post by **Drafty** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 10:18 pm

Thanks Ruff will give that a go tomorow, looks right and your drawing is underatandable. 8)

Post by **moose** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 11:30 pm

done in crayon !!!!!!!!
:finger:

Post by **tritonasuras** » Thu Mar 13, 2003 11:52 am

I used one of these years ago to make a heavy duty relay for the headlights in my 4runner. I used 6mm wire through out with 90/130 globes.
Made a big difference over the original small toyota wiring...

Rob

Post by **Juzza** » Thu Mar 13, 2003 5:46 pm

Yeah Drafty, we'll be staying in Marysville friday night and heading on to the campground on Saturday morning. See ya at the pub on friday night.

Post by **Drafty** » Thu Mar 13, 2003 6:03 pm

Juzza, where is the Pajero Challenge !!!

Post by **RUFF** » Thu Mar 13, 2003 8:21 pm

moose wrote:done in crayon !!!!!!!!

Get it right i used CRAYOLA :finger:

Post by **robbie** » Thu Mar 13, 2003 8:22 pm

RUFF wrote:
moose wrote:done in crayon !!!!!!!!

Get it right i used CRAYOLA

did you have your art smock on? :finger:

Post by **RUFF** » Thu Mar 13, 2003 8:28 pm

Of course i had my bloody art smock on doesnt everybody have their art smock on? :lol:

Post by **robbie** » Thu Mar 13, 2003 8:30 pm

RUFF wrote:Of course i had my bloody art smock on doesnt everybody have their art smock on?

does it have pocker dots?

or pink and white squares?

or white with flowers?

:shock:

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