RELAY for aux fuse block

[Oss]

what kind of relay should I get for my auxiliary fuse block holder or just hook it up straight to battery

I got the one Nitro uses from Centech I think its the AP1

[hubcapsc]

Get a relay that looks like the one on the rattlebars diagram... I got my relay at NAPA...



http://www.rattlebars.com/mtz/basicrelay.jpg

My relay is hooked to the ACC wire under the side cover, so my fuse box is only hot when the
key is turned on...

-Mike

[sandy]

Hey OSS: Radio Shack also sells 12VDC relays. Rated in 30 or 40 amp. $7-$8 as I recall.

Sandy in AZ.

[Oss]

Thanks

I pass by a radio shack on my way home so I will get one before Dag gets here

picked up wire and connectors and such yesterday when the centech unit arrived

Looking forward to having the bike back together and having a day of riding in the beautiful hudson valley with our friend from Norway

[9Ball]

you should add up the potential loads and get an appropriately sized relay.  If you're wiring a Stebel horn, they draw somewhere between 16 and 18 amps alone.

I would imagine you should have at least a 50 amp relay for the fuse box.

However, if you're wiring accessories that need to be unswitched (power at all times) such as an alarm, then you should only have the relays on the individual circuits and wire the fuse box directly to the battery.

[NITRO]

Did you get my emails? Centech makes a relay kit for that fuse panel, which is what I used. However, that was before I knew anything about wiring and would just buy an automotive relay and wire it myself if I was you.

Also, I was thinking about mine again and remembered you asked about where to put the panel. Mine is under the seat and works just fine there.

[highcountry]

I installed the Centech relay with my Centech fuse block.

http://www.centechwire.com/catalog/panels/ap130.shtml

[Oss]

update

Yes I bought the fuse block

Dag and I (well mostly Dag) figured out that it wasnt the airhorn that swiped the connector it was the fog lites that were installed by a HONDA dealer for the original owner.

Now I have working CB, fog lites are on regardless of key on (which is a good reason to have the voltmeter attached to the pod it lets me know the lites are on)

At some point I will figure out or get a member (Stan?) to help me wire and relay the aux panel so that my fog lites are only on when the key is on.  The air horn apparently has a relay as does the fog lites we think  

Tomorrow if its not thunderstorming we will take off on a cruise around the cliff roads, perkins and the dam and my goal is 6 hrs of riding time Heck we will get bike time in one way or the other.

Thanks for the help everyone

[fordmano]

you should add up the potential loads and get an appropriately sized relay.  If you're wiring a Stebel horn, they draw somewhere between 16 and 18 amps alone.

I would imagine you should have at least a 50 amp relay for the fuse box.

However, if you're wiring accessories that need to be unswitched (power at all times) such as an alarm, then you should only have the relays on the individual circuits and wire the fuse box directly to the battery.

I kinda of did both, used a 40Amp relay to power the AUX panel then ran individual 30amp relays on 5 of my 6 circuits and a 40 amp fuse on the main aux panel power supply then appropriate fuses for each circuit on the aux panel then another fuse sized appropriate for each relay power supply. Very over protected!

[John Schmidt]

Oss, just make sure it's a N/O (normally open) relay, and I agree with the rest....use at least a 40 amp rated one, triggered by the accessory leads.

[fudgie]

Get a spare. My radio shack one lasted about a year. Blew when I was done in Indy and lost my acc. Put a new one in and was back on the road with my tunes.

[PhredValk]

+1 on the spare. It took me 2 days to figure out the relay was the problem on my aux panel this spring. Long trips with no tunes 'cause your Ipod battery died are no fun...
Fred.