Wiring Help ! ( Raffi, Dr.Boost or any other electricians )
 

I got 3 5" 55watt/12v tractor lights Im gonna use for my off-road lights ^-^ How the ---- do I wire these up so I dont burn anything down ? Oh ya, a MS paint diagram gets you brownie points to whomever can help :-*

Re: Wiring Help ! ( Raffi, Dr.Boost or any other electricians )
 

http://i2.tinypic.com/zkk10w.jpg


I really dont have a ------- clue what im doing, and these lights are self grounding, so as soon as you mount them on metal they ground out :6

Re: Wiring Help ! ( Raffi, Dr.Boost or any other electricians )
 

just run thick wires in between the lights amd battery, ditch the relay, use a switch that can handle the current, and add a FUSE right off the battery

Re: Wiring Help ! ( Raffi, Dr.Boost or any other electricians )
 

no ms paint picture, no care :8

Re: Wiring Help ! ( Raffi, Dr.Boost or any other electricians )
 

Re: Wiring Help ! ( Raffi, Dr.Boost or any other electricians )
 

well that works. ill find out tommorro hahahaha

Re: Wiring Help ! ( Raffi, Dr.Boost or any other electricians )
 

Jesus.

Re: Wiring Help ! ( Raffi, Dr.Boost or any other electricians )
 

I would use a relay. Just personal preference.

Re: Wiring Help ! ( Raffi, Dr.Boost or any other electricians )
 

Yeah, definately use a relay. Get one of those cheap Bosch style relays that are good for 30 amps.

Re: Wiring Help ! ( Raffi, Dr.Boost or any other electricians )
 

Is this for your super duty. ill help you when i get to work

Re: Wiring Help ! ( Raffi, Dr.Boost or any other electricians )
 

How are you gonna help me when you live in Fort Mac, and I live in Calgary ? Trever, lay off the creed.

Re: Wiring Help ! ( Raffi, Dr.Boost or any other electricians )
 

`you have to ground the relay and the switch if you have a fancy pants lighted switch :P

Re: Wiring Help ! ( Raffi, Dr.Boost or any other electricians )
 

Take the car to the crusher. Give up.

Re: Wiring Help ! ( Raffi, Dr.Boost or any other electricians )
 

theres a difference between AC and DC electricity

Re: Wiring Help ! ( Raffi, Dr.Boost or any other electricians )
 

I dont see any AC style wiring. Unless you're talking about asking raffi and boost. Then i get it :P

Re: Wiring Help ! ( Raffi, Dr.Boost or any other electricians )
 

enchanced version now with a relay 8)
http://www.hostmypiconline.com/images/zkk10w1.jpg

Re: Wiring Help ! ( Raffi, Dr.Boost or any other electricians )
 

hahaha

Re: Wiring Help ! ( Raffi, Dr.Boost or any other electricians )
 

im assuming raffi and boost are electricians. correct me if im wrong on that. but if im right he is asking about DC, not AC which electricians usually deal with. why dont you just aska stereo nerd :8

Re: Wiring Help ! ( Raffi, Dr.Boost or any other electricians )
 

If you look on the bottom of a bosch syle 5 pin relay the pins are labeled with numbers. dot not use 87a. try and use 12 or 14 gauge wire after the relay.
http://crxtc.com/images/other/trav.jpg

here is a picture of the wire to tap off of for the switch
http://crxtc.com/images/other/g_305_...rkinglight.jpg

and if you cannot figure it out ill be in reddeer on the 18th and i may go to calgary





BITCH

Re: Wiring Help ! ( Raffi, Dr.Boost or any other electricians )
 

The only diference is that one alternates and the other doesnt.The same theory aplies to both.Hot and neutral or positive and negaitive.Same ----.

Travis I cant help you with paint couse me gots no skills.http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homep...en/ohmslaw.htmthe link will take you to a calculator that will help you figure out what size fuse you will need.just add up the watage of the light bulbs,enter it into where it says "watts".then enter your voltage and it will tell you the amperage.And yes,use a relay.

Run the ground wire from the lights to the frame.Make shure you use a self tapping screw and scratch off the paint to get a good bond.From the battery run a wire to the switch and install the fuse between the battery and the switch.Run the positive wire through a switch and take that to the relay along with a ground.this will power the relay via the switch.Jumper the positive wire that will turn on the relay to the line side of the relay.Take wire from the load side of the relay to the lights and your done.

Re: Wiring Help ! ( Raffi, Dr.Boost or any other electricians )
 

Thanks chocolate milk, Ill try it out 8) And Trev, come out to Calgary anyway :6

Re: Wiring Help ! ( Raffi, Dr.Boost or any other electricians )
 

yah i be in calgary on the 20th