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w87will 
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Posted: June 17, 2009 at 7:25 PM / IP Logged  
Ive been having problems with my horns working so I wired in a relay today, but still not working.
(This is only for the horns, the compressor is wired separately and wodking fine.)
Here's how I wired the relay.
87 - to the horn
86 - too the push button, other side of the botton is grounded
85 - Grounded to the chassis
30 - Straight to the battery unfused (for now)
Could not having the fuse between the battery and relay cause the horns to not work?
I'd appreciate anyone's help. I haven't been able to use my horns in along time :(
Thanks
-Will
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Posted: June 17, 2009 at 7:40 PM / IP Logged  
85 needs to be connected to the battery.   Or the other side of the push button needs power instead of ground.    Only change one.
w87will 
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Posted: June 17, 2009 at 7:51 PM / IP Logged  
I guess it'd be easier for me to just run a power wire to the relay on 85.
So then it'll be:
87 - to the horn
86 - too the push button, other side of the botton is grounded
85 - Straight to the battery unfused
30 - Straight to the battery unfused
and this should work having 2 Power wires on the one relay?
Also with the fuse. Should it be a problem having them unfused only running about 5 feet from the battery or should I just suck it up and just fuse them? :)
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Posted: June 17, 2009 at 8:05 PM / IP Logged  

Any time you make any connection to your battery, you NEED to fuse that wire.    The Unfused (for now)  thing I did not catch.  You should do it Now while you still can.  

w87will 
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Posted: June 17, 2009 at 8:35 PM / IP Logged  
It will be done tomorrow once I run another power wire.
Thanks alot for your help! Ill post how everything is tomorrow.
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Posted: June 17, 2009 at 8:39 PM / IP Logged  
No need to run another wire.  You can use the power wire you have to power both terminals of the relay.
w87will 
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Hmmmm. So just use sort of a jumper and splice it into the power wire going into pole 30 and have it loop over and plug into pole 85 also?
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Posted: June 17, 2009 at 9:59 PM / IP Logged  
Yup, the wire going to 85 can be small, it only has to handle 160 Milliamps of current.
w87will 
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Posted: June 17, 2009 at 10:14 PM / IP Logged  
Great. I really appreciate the help. You probably saved me alot of time and frustration lol.
Thanks again! Ill let you know if it works out.
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Posted: June 17, 2009 at 10:23 PM / IP Logged  
Let me know, because I too am curious to see if it is going to work.
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