TOY: Re: RE: Electrical stuff

["leo g. divinagracia iii" <ldivinag@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> From: "JiNx DaN" <jinxdan@hotmail.com>
>
> after looking more closely at it... The car starts without a problem. for
> that reason i don't suspect the battery being low... or the alternator not
> functioning properly.  When connecting the switch of the lights, it called
> for the accessory power connection.  I used the accessory power that the
> head unit was wired to.  For this reason I think some kind of surge messed
> up the amp within the head unit.  Im going to pick up a new head unit today
> and i will let you know how it turns out.
>

are you running them off a relay?  so the primary circuit is getting the juice from the batt to the relay to the lights?

the secondary circuit is using a long ground wire from one end of the relay coil to the switch in the dash and then to the ground.  the positive post of the relay coil can either come from the parking light circuit (if you only want to be able to turn on accessory lights if the
parking lights are on) or even straight from the positive post of the battery...

i dont think the head unit is bad.  it's just the accessory power circuit isnt designed to draw that much power...
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Leo G. Divinagracia III
ldivinag@csuhayward.edu