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longzooki
Joined: Tue Aug 28, 2012 9:29 am Posts: 62
Vehicle: 1985 lwb 1.3 nt sierra
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 Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 8:37 pm |
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Hey guys,just wiring up spotlights to be dedicated switch only (not high beam) but im having problems.
When i put power to the pos wire they come on. When i put power to the switch terminal of the relay it clicks (closes the circuit) but no light.
I have a wire from the pos terminal of the battery,through a 15amp fuse to terminal 30 (battery power for relay)
I have the terminal 85 to the earth terminal on the battery.
I have the pos wire from the lights to the acc out terminal-87
Finally i have connected the 86 term (switch) to the battery to activate the switch.
No joy. it clicks closed but thats it. relay is 40amp automotive normally ope
maybe the relay is too something? The globes are only drawing 5amps (55watts)
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Shandy
Joined: Tue Apr 26, 2011 3:48 am Posts: 45 Location: canberra
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Check fuse. You've done the rest of it right. Should put it to high beam too, pita otherwise.
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longzooki
Joined: Tue Aug 28, 2012 9:29 am Posts: 62
Vehicle: 1985 lwb 1.3 nt sierra
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 Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 10:44 pm |
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Checked all round,one of the earths was playing up -.- checked it three times before it worked. yeah? better to have them on high beams?
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Shandy
Joined: Tue Apr 26, 2011 3:48 am Posts: 45 Location: canberra
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 Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 10:54 pm |
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Legal requirement, here anyway. Also pain when your driving and you have to flick two switches.or maybe I'm lazy
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Jackson
Joined: Mon Apr 04, 2011 5:56 am Posts: 559 Location: Newcastle
Vehicle: Yellow Ute
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 Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 11:01 pm |
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Like shandy said that is all right might be time to bust out the test light and work your way along. After all that though you might as well order a loom off Royce.
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longzooki
Joined: Tue Aug 28, 2012 9:29 am Posts: 62
Vehicle: 1985 lwb 1.3 nt sierra
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 Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 11:02 pm |
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Makes sense  i need to rewire my headlight switches too. going to run a pos from the battery to the neg on the switch then wire new high/low circuits. Seems like easiest way to make them positive switched. Then remove all of the old headlight wiring. so long as i relay high low and spots seperate shouldnt be too hard
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longzooki
Joined: Tue Aug 28, 2012 9:29 am Posts: 62
Vehicle: 1985 lwb 1.3 nt sierra
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 Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 11:04 pm |
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Jackson i think that would have been a good move lol. already in too deep,may as well finish it now.
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shep
Joined: Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:30 pm Posts: 14498 Location: Here there everywhere
Vehicle: A manly awesome man jimny
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Why would ya do that?
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atari4x4

az supporter
Joined: Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:30 pm Posts: 34842 Location: East Radelayed
Vehicle: SV420+SV620 Vitara's
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longzooki wrote: Makes sense  i need to rewire my headlight switches too. going to run a pos from the battery to the neg on the switch then wire new high/low circuits. Seems like easiest way to make them positive switched. Then remove all of the old headlight wiring. so long as i relay high low and spots seperate shouldnt be too hard  don't be so retarded. http://auszookers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1108
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longzooki
Joined: Tue Aug 28, 2012 9:29 am Posts: 62
Vehicle: 1985 lwb 1.3 nt sierra
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 Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 11:23 pm |
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Mostly to learn  the positive switching was easier for me to map out. probably am flogging a dead horse but im enjoying myself 
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atari4x4

az supporter
Joined: Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:30 pm Posts: 34842 Location: East Radelayed
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 Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 11:41 pm |
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so you created more work for yourself instead of working out how to wire up spotties to headlights that are neg switched. 
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longzooki
Joined: Tue Aug 28, 2012 9:29 am Posts: 62
Vehicle: 1985 lwb 1.3 nt sierra
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 Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 12:39 am |
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Yep. and headlights that werent working. needless to say i now understand the difference between neg and pos switching and how they work. Was good fun
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