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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 10:22 PM
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I have two walbro 255 pumps intank with the second one ran off of a hobbs switch and 30amp relay like in Mightymouse sticky. The setup worked great for a couple of months and then I burned up the relay. I replaced the relay last night and it burned up again tonight. All of wiring seems good and the pump is only a year old so I'm stumped. The relay is mounted on the frame rail under the truck so could rain short it out? Please help.
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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 11:40 PM
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I have two walbro 255 pumps intank with the second one ran off of a hobbs switch and 30amp relay like in Mightymouse sticky. The setup worked great for a couple of months and then I burned up the relay. I replaced the relay last night and it burned up again tonight. All of wiring seems good and the pump is only a year old so I'm stumped. The relay is mounted on the frame rail under the truck so could rain short it out? Please help.
Anything electrical connection exposed to the environment should be sealed. Especially under a vehicle.

We offer a 30amp and 40 amp sealed relay kit here:
http://www.bmotorsports.com/shop/adv...bcat=1&x=0&y=0
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Old Jun 12, 2009 | 09:55 AM
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Put my relays in a nice little section inside the hatch and use the drain plug thingy to get the wires outside .. works like a charm.
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Thanks guys. I'm going to pick up a new relay and move away from the elements.
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