Re: Relays (again)

[Jason <jason@scirocco.org>]

At 11:15 PM 11/6/98 , stew nixon wrote:
>I'm getting ready to install my euro lights on my 16v.  I've decided to
>go with 3 relays, one for each filament.  From the various posts and web
>pages I've read concerning this, I was wondering, can I ground the
>lights to the ground terminal on the relay and send that to the negative
>post???  Or do I  need to ground the lights and relay separately???
>

Hey Stew,
	It shouldn't be a problem... after all, everything goes to the same place,
right?  Just make sure that the wire is thick enough to carry all the
current you're gonna need for the lights... if you run a lot of wattage,
it's gonna need to be a thick wire... so you might just be better off
running a thin wire to the relays (or even using the stock ground wires),
and then run a 10 or 12 AWG wire to the lights...


	One question, though... why on earth would you use one relay for each
filament?  What wattage bulbs are you planning to put in there?  
	The first thing that sends up a red flag is that if you use one relay for
both low beams, you're... well... fucked if that circuit goes out during
any night driving-- especially if you're putting psycho high-beams in there
like I have-- no way you'd be able to drive home with like 400w of glare
melting the paint of the car in front of you.

	I did 4 relays- one for LowBeam-Left, one for LowBeam-Right, one for
HighBeam-Left, and one for HighBeam-Right.  My instructions are on the
scirocco.org site (conveniently with no reference to me having written it,
gee *thanks* Etrik! :) 
	
	If you want to use only 3 relays, I'd suggest using one each for the low
beams, and then another for all 4 high beams--  if you use a 40A relay, you
can run up to about 400w with just the one...

	Safety #1!!
			
	Email me direct if you need any help with the install...

		Jason



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