I am finding I keep having to hunt for switched lives. So far I need it for:
- Radio
- Tachometer
- Guages
- PAS
And now I need one for immobiliser on a GTI engine conversion. What is the neatest and best way to provide for all these? A small junction box? Relay?
I have an early van and can't find any spare spades on the back of the fuse box now.
Thanks
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Looks like a neat solution. Where is the best place to pick up the switched live for a fuse box?
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From the input side of fuse 11 or 12, if you are running heavy loads off the auxiliary fusebox supply it through a relay using the power supply to terminal 30 of the relay from the input side of fuse 7,8 or 9 and power from 11 or 12 to switch the relay.bmouthboyo wrote: Where is the best place to pick up the switched live for a fuse box?
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bigherb wrote:From the input side of fuse 11 or 12, if you are running heavy loads off the auxiliary fusebox supply it through a relay using the power supply to terminal 30 of the relay from the input side of fuse 7,8 or 9 and power from 11 or 12 to switch the relay.bmouthboyo wrote: Where is the best place to pick up the switched live for a fuse box?
Yea I might go the relay route. Great idea making a backing plate so it will fit. Where did you get the spade connector earth fitting?
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bmouthboyo wrote: Where did you get the spade connector earth fitting?
From the top of an old ignition coil.
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in DIN the black is the colour for the ignition live wire. I think you can pick any black wire and splice into it.
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You don't know if anyone has been messing with the wiring.
Best advice was earlier on, use a feed from fuse 7 to make the auxillary fusebox live (fuse 7 nominally being for accessories), using a relay if necessary
Best advice was earlier on, use a feed from fuse 7 to make the auxillary fusebox live (fuse 7 nominally being for accessories), using a relay if necessary
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