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I can't find a SPDT relay anywhere local, does anyone have any ideas!!! I live in Lancaster, PA and have been to 2 advancedauto's, radioshack, pepboys, autozone, 2 hardware stores and none of them carry them. Ive seen spst but not spdt, please help otherwise I will have to order and wait a week.
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No local car audio shops around? Feel like drivin to south jersey? :)
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i don't feel like driving to south jersey, lol....
i know best buy and another dedicated auto electronics shop and called them and they both said they didn't have them, even though i find that really hard to believe...
Do you think if they had one they would even sell it to me??
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Posted: January 10, 2011 at 7:53 PM / IP Logged  
probably not this time of year....
autoparts stores definitely have them. they're behind the counter generally. otherwise you can always hit up a boneyard. plenty of relays galore there.
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wouldn't they be with the other relays on the shelf?? why would the double throws be behind the counter?
looks like i'll have to order, no boneyard around here
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Posted: January 10, 2011 at 9:09 PM / IP Logged  
tdub wrote:
wouldn't they be with the other relays on the shelf?? why would the double throws be behind the counter?
looks like i'll have to order, no boneyard around here
they'll be labeled as specific relays for vehicles. but they're in essence just normal spdt relays. when i once looked for some locally i went to an autoparts store and asked for a 5 prong relay, and the first one he brought out to me happened to be a spdt relay.
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Sorry I don't know how I didn't understand what you were saying but that makes perfect sense....
All I need now is to find out what vehicle uses those.... so the brainiac behind the counter can find one
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I find it amazing that SPDT relays are so hard to find.
Usually if they have SPST,they have SPDT.
Maybe they don't have SPDT, but have "changeover" relays instead.
They are also SPDT, but probably easier to spell or understand than SPDT.
Though SPST is the most common, most cars have at least one SPDT.
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You actually need to get the boneyard relays from a Euro or American car, the Japanese use a different shape!
The generic term is "Bosch type cube automotive"
Always get 5 pin, the price difference is minimal, current handling a touch lower but far more versatile in its uses.
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should be able to find that at any auto shop, or order some online, they are only a few bucks with harnesses.
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