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Greenie - 2/4/11 at 07:47 PM

Fitting a Savage push start button, do I need a relay and if so which is the best to get?


snowy2 - 2/4/11 at 08:46 PM

you don't need a relay to start a car just run a ignition live to one side of the switch (a flick switch like you would use for washers) and the other to the starter solenoid. i have in the past used a hidden micro switch to start a car...


RazMan - 2/4/11 at 10:52 PM

I forget the current rating of the switch but I made sure it wouldn't have any trouble with the load of the solenoid by connecting both sides of the microswitch in parallel. It has worked for 5 years like this with no problems.