Electrical Relay Question

jlgurr · Sep 8, 2016

Excellent suggestions for me to look for.

This relay and wiring is all from a kit so wire gauge and loads should be ok.

The lights do not work at all this time so different failure mode too. After reading all this I am excited to dig into troubleshooting. Yes, I am odd to be excited about something like that.

Stay tuned...

k0ua · Sep 8, 2016

jlgurr said:
Excellent suggestions for me to look for.

This relay and wiring is all from a kit so wire gauge and loads should be ok.

The lights do not work at all this time so different failure mode too. After reading all this I am excited to dig into troubleshooting. Yes, I am odd to be excited about something like that. Stay tuned...

Troubleshooting is good for the soul. Especially if you can finally solve the issue once and for all. You will feel like you are on top of Mt. Everest.

jlgurr · Oct 14, 2016

Well, jumped to conclusions. Since the relay failed the first time I just assumed it failed again. Turns out it is fine. Had a ground wire issue. Go figure.

Thank you everyone for the troubleshooting advice.

Jeff

k0ua · Oct 14, 2016

jlgurr said:
Well, jumped to conclusions. Since the relay failed the first time I just assumed it failed again. Turns out it is fine. Had a ground wire issue. Go figure.

Thank you everyone for the troubleshooting advice.

Jeff

Well, now that you have solved it, do you feel better?

jlgurr · Oct 14, 2016

You bet! Nice to have my work lights back too. With the day's getting shorter my mid week seat time is shrinking.

dieselcrawler · Oct 14, 2016

At what location did you find the faulty ground connection?

Glad you got it fixed.

jlgurr · Oct 18, 2016

I simply loosened a bolt underneath and slipped the wire under the washer. Should have made the effort to scrape off to bare metal and use a connector the FIRST time. Live and learn, eh.

k0ua · Oct 18, 2016

jlgurr said:
I simply loosened a bolt underneath and slipped the wire under the washer. Should have made the effort to scrape off to bare metal and use a connector the FIRST time. Live and learn, eh.

As an old timer, I always suggest scraping to bare metal and I always coat that bare metal with No-Ox-Id. I don't know that it is more magical than ordinary grease but in over 30 years of using it, nothing I have ever put it on has corroded. I have used it in all sorts of automotive and antenna and battery/ground applications.