Installed two power outlets
#24
No Need for Relay For This Apolication
I agree with scope103.
You gotta understand your application before adding parts and throwing dollars at anything. Typically, those outlets are for personal electronics (You don't need a relay for your iPad, do you?), rated for NO MORE than 110 OR 120WATTS (Look at factory-installed ones. Does the lighter outlet require a relay?).
Just know and be sure of the capacity of your switch, wire gauge & length & outlet, pick right fuse for that. Then label your outlet for corresponding wattage rating.
IF you want to run lights that draw more than that, you should not plug it into these outlets; you power it from relays directly powered by battery and near the battery.
You gotta understand your application before adding parts and throwing dollars at anything. Typically, those outlets are for personal electronics (You don't need a relay for your iPad, do you?), rated for NO MORE than 110 OR 120WATTS (Look at factory-installed ones. Does the lighter outlet require a relay?).
Just know and be sure of the capacity of your switch, wire gauge & length & outlet, pick right fuse for that. Then label your outlet for corresponding wattage rating.
IF you want to run lights that draw more than that, you should not plug it into these outlets; you power it from relays directly powered by battery and near the battery.
Last edited by RAD4Runner; 08-16-2012 at 11:17 AM.
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