Thread: Relays and Terminal blocks oh my

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OH OK I found some info through Watson. That you run a 70 amp relay between the ignition switch and the fuse box. On the ACC. side. That makes sense. Rather than putting a relay on every item coming out of your fuse box.

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OH OK I found some info through Watson. That you run a 70 amp relay between the ignition switch and the fuse box. On the ACC. side. That makes sense. Rather than putting a relay on every item coming out of your fuse box.

Could be wrong, but I think that 70 amp relay is only to keep you from frying your ACC contact in the ignition switch in the event that multiple ACC loads are "ON" when you select the "ACC" position on the ignition switch. Any of your high load devices, like fans, fuel pump, horns and headlights need individual relays to protect the switching contacts on those circuits, too. Did your Rebel Wire 21 come with a set of instructions that spell out the basic needs, like running either a fusible link or mega-fuse on your main feed to your fuse block to protect against a dead short at the block?