cadebytiger
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| posted on 21/7/07 at 11:25 AM |
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relay boo boo
I made a boo boo
managed to get the relays which control the fan and the horn wet while changing the radiator. all seemed fine to begin with but at 2am the horn
started to sound. I live in flats and the car is under the block. it woke me up on the 4th floor!! i of course closed the window and went back to
sleep not realiising that it was my car. someone else went and disconnected the battery. oppps
Anyway! - i need a couple a new relays. I know what one of them is. but the second one (a green ford one) has 5 points on the top. The middle point
has nothing connected to it. do i need a ford one or can i get one from maplin (down the road).
Sorry i do not have more info. i am not sure what it connects to as i did not put it in. one point clearly goes to the thermostat, one to the other
relay, one to the fan and i am guessing the other to the power. the one which i think goes to the fan and the one which goes to the other relay are
bridged.
sorry for the long post.
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phoenix70
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| posted on 21/7/07 at 11:47 AM |
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Any relay will do, the fifth pin mean is is a single pole double throw relay, which means it makes a circuit on the fifth pin when not on and across
the other pin when it is on. so if nothing is connected to the fifth pin, then you don't need it.
[Edited on 21/7/07 by phoenix70]
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cadebytiger
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| posted on 21/7/07 at 12:06 PM |
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brilliant. thanks
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Peteff
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| posted on 21/7/07 at 01:43 PM |
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but the second one (a green ford one) has 5 points on the top
They should be underneath, that's why the water got in probably.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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cadebytiger
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| posted on 21/7/07 at 03:52 PM |
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yes i think you might be right! I will see what i can do about flipping them the other way up!
Thanks
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adithorp
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| posted on 21/7/07 at 05:52 PM |
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Pop the covers off and dry them out.
Adrian
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cadebytiger
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| posted on 22/7/07 at 03:27 PM |
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i have done. one is fine. the other if buggered!
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