warm relay

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Topic: warm relay

Posted By: adamd
Subject: warm relay
Date Posted: May 24, 2003 at 8:11 PM

guys; is it normal when a relay gets warm? just put a 30a-40a relay in my fuel pump line.while doing this i let the engine run for a while, and noticed it got warm.could the installation be wrong or the relay? should i upgrade the wiring to a 14 gauge?

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Posted By: auex
Date Posted: May 25, 2003 at 7:31 PM

Relays will get warm if they are used constantly. Being that it is your fuel pump you should probably upgrade the wires anyways.

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Posted By: adamd
Date Posted: May 26, 2003 at 1:21 AM

THANKS

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