how to wire a relay for lights... the 'RIGHT' way
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Year: 1996
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a mod, who will remain nameless (unless he wants to tell you) asked about wiring a relay for use with 4 lights... well here it is...
(NOTE: if anyone is interested I could make a youtube video and/or LIVE pictures)
they say a picture is worth a thousand words... here it goes...
another thing to note is that the output from the switch to the relay pin 85 can be ANY gauge wire as it carries almost NO load... also this wire can be split to activate as many relays as you want...
alternatively you can connect pin 87 on the first relay to pin 86 any other relays (just make sure that those relays have pin 85 connected to ground)
additional notes: you CAN have Pin 86 pull from any wiring that is 12v +, if you want the lights(or whatever you are running for that matter) to only turn on when you have the ignition on all you do is attach PIN 86 to a wire that is only active when the ignition is on...

(NOTE: if anyone is interested I could make a youtube video and/or LIVE pictures)
they say a picture is worth a thousand words... here it goes...
another thing to note is that the output from the switch to the relay pin 85 can be ANY gauge wire as it carries almost NO load... also this wire can be split to activate as many relays as you want...
alternatively you can connect pin 87 on the first relay to pin 86 any other relays (just make sure that those relays have pin 85 connected to ground)
additional notes: you CAN have Pin 86 pull from any wiring that is 12v +, if you want the lights(or whatever you are running for that matter) to only turn on when you have the ignition on all you do is attach PIN 86 to a wire that is only active when the ignition is on...

If one should choose to use a (+) positive trigger for the relay, I would recommend using a small wire w/ a small (3-5A) fuse close to the source of the trigger. That way if there are any problems, the control circuit & the load circuit is fused.
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