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<blockquote data-quote="GrdnFrmn" data-source="post: 1176153" data-attributes="member: 23043"><p>Here's the rub, Crash. You say your way is the proper way to wire a circuit and everything else is half-ass shit, but you also admit that the way you suggest using the relay isn't intended by the manufacturer. Someone might call <em>that</em> half-ass shit. I would not go that far, however, since your circuit will actually work, even if it's off spec. </p><p></p><p>It's also unnecessarily complex (running an extra hot lead from the battery when the the upfitter switch already provides relayed and fused power) and less reliable (moving parts in relays fail) than a simple two input diode. (I've never seen a diode fail that wasn't blown by hi amps - in which case you'd want the diode to fail to protect the accessories.) Also, if you sell the truck wired that way, I'd guess the next owner would find tracing a fault a real bitch if he expects the battery to run to pin 30. </p><p></p><p>So there's not much reason to act as if your circuit was inscribed by God and handed to Moses. It's creative, but not elegant and certainly not the only proper way to wire these accessories. To each his own.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GrdnFrmn, post: 1176153, member: 23043"] Here's the rub, Crash. You say your way is the proper way to wire a circuit and everything else is half-ass shit, but you also admit that the way you suggest using the relay isn't intended by the manufacturer. Someone might call [I]that[/I] half-ass shit. I would not go that far, however, since your circuit will actually work, even if it's off spec. It's also unnecessarily complex (running an extra hot lead from the battery when the the upfitter switch already provides relayed and fused power) and less reliable (moving parts in relays fail) than a simple two input diode. (I've never seen a diode fail that wasn't blown by hi amps - in which case you'd want the diode to fail to protect the accessories.) Also, if you sell the truck wired that way, I'd guess the next owner would find tracing a fault a real bitch if he expects the battery to run to pin 30. So there's not much reason to act as if your circuit was inscribed by God and handed to Moses. It's creative, but not elegant and certainly not the only proper way to wire these accessories. To each his own. [/QUOTE]
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