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Old 06-09-2004, 09:10 AM
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Jim Galbally
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Default really simple relay/electical question

if you've got a relay with a fuse in it, does this mean you dont have to bother putting a fuse in the +ve feed

and if the circuit normally has a 20amp fuse in it, does this mean im gonna want to use a 20amp relay? will using a 30/40amp relay still be fine (and can i use a 20amp fuse in a 30amp relay)

cheers

oh, one more thing if i'm feeding the switch part of the relay from a physical switch, do i just wire the switch so that it has +12v on one end, and the other end goes to the relay activator thing... i dont earth the switch or anything stupid do it.

ps i know the above are really stupid questions, but if assumption is the mother of all fuckups and i dont want to assume that i know what the hell i'm talking about