running fog lights

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Topic: running fog lights

Posted By: dragon51
Subject: running fog lights
Date Posted: February 23, 2007 at 11:42 PM

Ok I want to use a relay for each set of fog lights and use a separate switch to turn on each set individually and I know there is a way to do it with out having to run a new power wire to the battery for each relay I just don't know to wire them up.

I was going to just hook them up per the instruction with out a relay but I was told that I should use one. To keep from burning up the switch. I just do not know how to do it.

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Posted By: fakepete
Date Posted: February 25, 2007 at 12:04 PM

What are the wattages of the fog lights?

You can wire them direct to a switch as long as the switch is rated to handle the the current draw of the lights. For example, a pair of 50w lights draws 8.3 amps, so they could be wired direct to a 10 amp switch.

Posted By: hotwaterwizard
Date Posted: February 25, 2007 at 4:41 PM

How many do you want?

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John DeRosa (Hotwaterwizard)
Stockton California
When in doubt, try it out !

Posted By: dragon51
Date Posted: March 05, 2007 at 10:24 AM

Sorry it took so long to reply have been working crazy hours as of late.

I am just running the 2 pair of 50wats fog lights, I have 2 30 amp relay one for each set, I am using them for rock lights for my Jeep for playing at night it gets a little hot here in Tucson in the summer time so its nice to make some night runs and seeing where my tires are at on the rocks is a good thing.

Posted By: aminal_99
Date Posted: May 16, 2007 at 10:22 AM

could you just use one switch to control all the relays/fog lamps?

i don't see a problem with it...

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