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casofwaco 
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Im installing two 11" monitors in the trunk of a car. Im looking to make a cheap video switcher using relays. Only inputs are a camera mounted in the trunk and the head unit. i was wondering if anyone has a diagram or a post from an earlier thread that has a diagram so i can draw it up and take it with me to the car.  Thanks in advance.
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Relay wired as follows. 85 to ground, 86 gets positive from switch or reverse lamp. 30 goes to center conductor of the RCA cable that goes to the monitor to be switched. 87A goes to the center conductor of the RCA cable that goes to the output of your indash unit. 87 goes to the center conductor of the RCA cable that goes to your camera. Twist the shields of all 3 RCA cables together, solder and insulate.
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might want to put a diod in there.  I dont know why, but i was told when i did this, that i needed a diod. 

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If your cousin is such a good installer, and he will install anything for a 6 pack; why are you talking to me?
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So would i need to wire two relays one for each tv
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1 relay is all you need. Connect the center conductor of each tv's RCA cable to terminal 30 of the relay.
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If we are wanting the tv's in the trunk to play different things, we wont need two different relays? Just curious, im going to work on the car tomorrow cause thats when our two tv's come in.
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afdanw wrote:
might want to put a diod in there. I dont know why, but i was told when i did this, that i needed a diod.
That diode is to suppress voltage spikes from the relay's coil when removing its power.
I typically call it a spike-protection or quenching diode.
casofwaco wrote:
If we are wanting the tv's in the trunk to play different things, we wont need two different relays?
Isn't that obvious? As you'd require 2 different signal sources, so too 2 relays.
And maybe different connections as described above if you want either source to display on either or both screens. But that was not specified in OP.
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Thanks for all the input it works great, it just took some time for me cause i wanted to get it right. when i get a chance i will show the pics of the install when im done. Its a 2009 Dodge Challenger and we are doing all TREO Engineering in it. 2-SSx10.44, the TREO Knob, Optima Red top, TREO SSX 1400.1(floated), 2- Farenhiet 11" monitors(still have to mount, just wired up to test for now) all in the trunk, Upgrading all the factory speakers to the TREO RSX line(for now), and running a Sony double din head unit.
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