nitrous wiring
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nitrous wiring Hey, ok i was wiring up my nitrous and ran into a problem......i had everything the way it goes or atleast i think, and i pushed my WOT switch with out the bottle in to make sure the solenoids were gonna open before i ran the nitrous. As soon as i did that my activation switch burned out.....It was a cheap switch from autozone...so my question is, do i have soemthing wiried wrong or could it have just been a cheap switch?
Are you going through a relay?
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yea i got the relay....its a 3 prong toggle switch, i got power and ground to it then coming from the relay i got it hooked up to the middle prong.....the switch has a little light on it when its on....before i hooked up the line from the relay to it it would light up just fine....once i hooked it up and hit the WOT switch i guess it blew the switch cause it wont light up anymore....i checked to see if i had burned wires or something but nope.....i pulled the switch and put power to it straight from the batttery and grounded it so see if it turned on and it didnt.
make sure you have POWER on one side, GROUND on the other. Your wire to the relay is in the middle.
Post your schem. If the switch is wired correctly, it would probably be the relay is wired wrong.
Post your schem. If the switch is wired correctly, it would probably be the relay is wired wrong.
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Ok well it looks like this (http://i73.imagethrust.com/images/1V...h-a-relay.html) but instead of the window switch i went straight to a ground cause i dont have one....i did uses the middle terminal for the relay then power and ground for the other 2 prongs....I dont think the relay is wrong but im not sure i just followed a diagram like that one.
Originally Posted by cammed00z
Ok well it looks like this (http://i73.imagethrust.com/images/1V...h-a-relay.html) but instead of the window switch i went straight to a ground cause i dont have one....i did uses the middle terminal for the relay then power and ground for the other 2 prongs....I dont think the relay is wrong but im not sure i just followed a diagram like that one.
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If your using this diagram as reference. http://i73.imagethrust.com/images/1...th-a-relay.html
Where is your power going to on terminal (30) on the relay coming from? is it being fed through the arming switch? If it is you probably don't want top do that. BTW some switches are wired internally where the common of the switch is at the end of the switch instead of the middle of the switch. This type of switch typically has the common at one side of the switch and the other terminals close to each other. Typically the switch is wired to where the common is in the middle of the switch like shown in the diagram but if you have one of the type of switches to were the common is at the side of the switch and you wire it like the diagram you will short your power to ground through the switch. If you post a pic I can take a look at it. also (with the power disconnected) You can use an ohm meter to check continuity between where the power is fed to your switch, to your system and to ground. On a side note try disconnecting the ground on the switch as a test.
Where is your power going to on terminal (30) on the relay coming from? is it being fed through the arming switch? If it is you probably don't want top do that. BTW some switches are wired internally where the common of the switch is at the end of the switch instead of the middle of the switch. This type of switch typically has the common at one side of the switch and the other terminals close to each other. Typically the switch is wired to where the common is in the middle of the switch like shown in the diagram but if you have one of the type of switches to were the common is at the side of the switch and you wire it like the diagram you will short your power to ground through the switch. If you post a pic I can take a look at it. also (with the power disconnected) You can use an ohm meter to check continuity between where the power is fed to your switch, to your system and to ground. On a side note try disconnecting the ground on the switch as a test.
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Originally Posted by SmaknaSS
If your using this diagram as reference. http://i73.imagethrust.com/images/1...th-a-relay.html
Where is your power going to on terminal (30) on the relay coming from? is it being fed through the arming switch? If it is you probably don't want top do that. BTW some switches are wired internally where the common of the switch is at the end of the switch instead of the middle of the switch. This type of switch typically has the common at one side of the switch and the other terminals close to each other. Typically the switch is wired to where the common is in the middle of the switch like shown in the diagram but if you have one of the type of switches to were the common is at the side of the switch and you wire it like the diagram you will short your power to ground through the switch. If you post a pic I can take a look at it. also (with the power disconnected) You can use an ohm meter to check continuity between where the power is fed to your switch, to your system and to ground. On a side note try disconnecting the ground on the switch as a test.
Where is your power going to on terminal (30) on the relay coming from? is it being fed through the arming switch? If it is you probably don't want top do that. BTW some switches are wired internally where the common of the switch is at the end of the switch instead of the middle of the switch. This type of switch typically has the common at one side of the switch and the other terminals close to each other. Typically the switch is wired to where the common is in the middle of the switch like shown in the diagram but if you have one of the type of switches to were the common is at the side of the switch and you wire it like the diagram you will short your power to ground through the switch. If you post a pic I can take a look at it. also (with the power disconnected) You can use an ohm meter to check continuity between where the power is fed to your switch, to your system and to ground. On a side note try disconnecting the ground on the switch as a test.
