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Old Mar 10th, 2019, 19:48   #633
Army
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Join Date: Jan 2018
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Default Why it is taking so long (!)

I thought I'd show what's been taking me so long to get what feels like almost nowhere.

Being of the non electrical type it has taken me a fair amount of puzzling and faffing about trying to get some sort of a plan formulated. Here's what has evolved so far =>



The explanation is as follows

Part A - a big old terminal and distribution thing - is used for the "always live" parts such as the interior light, the horn and side / parking lights.

From this two chunky 6mm^2 cables run down to two 40 Amp in-line fuses that protect two 40 Amp relays (Part C for example) that will be activated by the ignition switch. In this way only a small current will be passed through the ignition switch - the hard work will go through the relays.

Each relay has its own "big old terminal and distribution thing" - Part D and Part E

The light green wires running from Part E power the lower row of fuses (Part F) - whilst the purple wires power the upper fuse row. That simple colour coding helps me trace things slightly more quickly.

The smaller size relays with a "D" for diode on them (the bigger relays are also diode versions used to try and aid electronics I might be running from the power sockets) that sit between the big relays and the fuse box are all rated at 20 Amps (if I remember correctly) and are used for things such as fog lights and horns and headlights and the blower motor etc

I need to group the switching sides of the relays into connectors that will all come from a common feed from the corresponding parts D, E, and A. These wires will be detachable from a new loom section - much like the other connectors that go to the loom sections I've already fitted - so I can remove and change / repair this whole fuse box and relay section away from the rest of the wiring in the car.
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