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Old Sep 12, 2006 | 10:50 PM
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What is everyone using to turn your bottle heater on? I don't have the switch that my NX heater came with & I have had problems with normal toggle switches only lasting a little bit.

I also tried to convert a car charger for an old portable Sony CD player in to a "switch", it did not work for very long. (I had seen this done with a cell phone charger before...)

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Old Sep 12, 2006 | 11:25 PM
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I have a cheap *** toggle switch with a good relay wired to it. I turn it on, watch it go up, and turn it off. Works great.
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Old Sep 12, 2006 | 11:40 PM
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I have a cheap *** toggle switch with a good relay wired to it. I turn it on, watch it go up, and turn it off. Works great.

What kind of relay do I need?
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Old Sep 12, 2006 | 11:52 PM
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Just a standard universal relay you can get at any auto parts store.
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Yea just a standard relay. Hook up any 12v src like froma wire under your console for a light or a cig lighter that through your switch to the relay. that will provide the signal to control the relay. Then the relay should be 1. grounded, powered with fuse, and then connected to bottle heater.
4 wires on relay.
I guess technically you shouldground that signal wire through switch incase of short but if you are careful u should be fine and plus whatever u tie into im sure is grounded in the fuse box.

Good luck.
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Old Sep 13, 2006 | 09:13 AM
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hey JR, you really went from 116 to 126 with a 150 shot!! wow.
impressive!
you running stock heads?? 116mph is pretty good,
i stinking only trap 113 with streets.
i dont feel so bad anymore with your intake setup and rockers and cam.
nice
later
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