1996 Miata Excalibur Fuse Blowing

Yes provided you aren't running the remote start at the same time.

Well, I have been plugging along and I am almost finished except for one thing... I installed a truck release solenoid. The standard cheap one that you see everywhere. Problem is, my alarm will not trigger it. I have tested it to be working. The RED / white wire from my alarm is for "Trunk Release/2nd Channel (250mA -) Output. I installed a relay, most likely incorrectly, as follows: 30 & 86 - Joined and connected to battery with 30 amp fuse. 85 - RED / white wire from alarm - output 87 - To solenoid The other prong from the solenoid is grounded to chassis. Thanks again!

You're wiring is correct, test.

Damn it. Well with any luck it's just a bad relay. I'll check it again tonight.

You have to hold the button for about 3 seconds before the trunk pops. It's not like the door locks.

Worst case scenario, no quenching diode on the relay, 1N4004 across 85 and 86, band to 86 and you might have fried the alarm outputs.

So for some reason it was blowing the fuse with the relay connected: 30 & 86 - Joined and connected to battery with 30 amp fuse. 85 - RED / white wire from alarm - output 87 - To solenoid The other prong from the solenoid is grounded to chassis. I changed it to: 87 & 85 - Joined and connected to battery with 30 amp fuse. 86 - RED / white wire from alarm - output 30 - To solenoid The other prong from the solenoid is grounded to chassis. It works fine now. Any explanation for this?

No except faulty relay? According to ISO 85 = coil - 86 = coil + 87 = power output 30=power input Except nearly every one wires them the way you did the second time

Hmm, is it a problem the way I have it running right now since it's working?

Not at all when only using 4 pins of 5 or a 4 pin relay unless it has a built in quenching diode (will show a flow picture on its side), 30 and 87 are interchangeable, = each side, input and output of a switch. Placing a switch, such as a small push button, one side to ground, the other to 85 will also make an internal trunk release.