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I am trying to put a laptop in my car. I already bough a 12v adapter for car. I am trying to hardwire to my car using a realy. I want the charger to come on when the ignition is on. How would i wire it the relay??

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Hook up the charger where the Lights are on this diagram.

Turning relay on by ignition wire? -- posted image.

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You don't really need a relay, just a fused wire on the (+) wire of the car charger running to a switch ignition wire off the ignition harness. Ground the (-) wire to the chassis and your good to go. The relay won't really help anything.

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85 is iginition wire, 30 is power wire straight from battery(+),86 is ground and 87 is (+) to laptop charger right???

HOw many amps does the 85 put out for the relay to kick on???

85 is just used as switch right???

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85 is less than 1 amp
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Oh forgot to also ask.. I am also going to install whelen strobe power supply to run strobes in my car..

And i wan to run relay  for it too because it draws alot of amps. Would i wire it the same way as above digram?? I wan to have a switch for it tho.

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The switch in the picture is your key switch. 85 is the coil and it will switch the relay on when the key is on. 30 and 87 are like a toggle switch and 85 is like your finger switching it on and off.
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hotwaterwizard wrote:
85 is less than 1 amp

After i hook it up can i check it with mulitmeter to see how much it is drawing?

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Fuse the hot lead for the amps that you will draw.

yes same way.

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