brainfart while wiring lol
01-03-2014, 11:42 AM
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brainfart while wiring lol
Trying to wire my train horn to my stock horn switch but I have a bad clockspring so I had to disconnect the relay so I cant just splice it into the old horn wires so I tore it apart and I think I understand but im not 100 percent. I think I have to wire one side of my solenoid to the red and the other to the black and than run the red to power. Is that correct? I just wanna be sure before I run my wire. Thanks for the help.
01-03-2014, 11:46 AM
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Trying to wire my train horn to my stock horn switch but I have a bad clockspring so I had to disconnect the relay so I cant just splice it into the old horn wires so I tore it apart and I think I understand but im not 100 percent. I think I have to wire one side of my solenoid to the red and the other to the black and than run the red to power. Is that correct? I just wanna be sure before I run my wire. Thanks for the help.
01-03-2014, 12:02 PM
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Could possible be lol I thought that was the horn wires but idk I just took it apart. I know the clockspring has the wires for the horn airbag and cruse control on it and my was having issues where everytime I would trun the steering wheel it would stall so someone told me to disconnect the horn relay and it fixed the problem. (Also I took the airbad out and this is what was under it and also there was another wire harness going into the airbag assembly.
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Could possible be lol I thought that was the horn wires but idk I just took it apart. I know the clockspring has the wires for the horn airbag and cruse control on it and my was having issues where everytime I would trun the steering wheel it would stall so someone told me to disconnect the horn relay and it fixed the problem. (Also I took the airbad out and this is what was under it and also there was another wire harness going into the airbag assembly.
In vehicle steering systems a clockspring is a special rotary electrical connector which allows a vehicle's steering wheel to turn while still making an electrical connection between the steering wheel airbag and/or the vehicle's horn and other devices and the vehicle's electrical systems. The clockspring is located between the steering wheel and the steering column.
Clocksprings generally consist of a flat multicore cable wound in a spiral shape similar to a clock spring, hence the name,[1] but the name is also given to devices fulfilling the same purpose but which use spring-loaded brushes contacting concentric slip rings.[2]
Clocksprings generally consist of a flat multicore cable wound in a spiral shape similar to a clock spring, hence the name,[1] but the name is also given to devices fulfilling the same purpose but which use spring-loaded brushes contacting concentric slip rings.[2]
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01-03-2014, 12:20 PM
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How do you plan on running those wires down the column? I just think this is a bad idea... running wires inside of your steering column/wheel is going to make them wear out quickly, think of all of the stress and movement they will endure. That's the whole reason the clock-spring exists... so the current can safely be transferred without wearing out as quickly as normal wires would.
^from Wikipedia.
^from Wikipedia.
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Either that or just do a toggle...
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