jon@dakota-truck.net wrote:
> Matt Beazer <teseract@moparhowto.com> wrote:
>
>
>> Hello,
>>
>
>
>> Anyone have any hints on what I could tap into on a '95 Dakota V8 for a
>> key-on source that could handle the amperage draw that a 16" electric
>> puller fan would impose upon it? I'd just run the fan controller input
>> wire to the battery but I'm afraid it would run all the time in the
>> summer with the key off, and I'd come out to a truck with a dead battery.
>>
>
>
> I would recommend drawing the power source for the fans directly
> from the battery, and use a relay in the supply line which is
> triggered by your switched source.
>
> The benefits to doing it that way is the fans have a nice clean
> power source with properly sized wires and you don't need to worry
> about finding a switched power source which also can handle the entire
> amperage of the fans. All your switched power needs to be able to
> handle is triggering the coil contacts on the relay, which for all
> practical purposes is no load at all.
>
> Doing it as above, you can basically pick any switched source you
> want. I think the cigarette lighter in your '95 would be switched,
> and the wires are fairly accessible. Or, if you'd prefer to keep all
> the wiring under the hood and don't have anything else to run to the
> cab like an override switch, you can probably probe around in the
> power distribution center under the hood and find a switched source.
> (Actually, the entire PDC might be switched, but I don't remember for
> sure.)
>
> I hope that helps! If you need any help such as a wiring diagram
> or something to show how a relay would be used, just let me know.
>
>
>
Jon us newbies to working on wiring would love to see
a wiring diagram
or something to show how a relay would be used.
I love the DML!!!!!
-- ffastje@cox.net ffastje@gmail.com 1999 dakota cc 3.9L 4X4 57,332 miles
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