electrical lesson for the day

["Joe Doty" <rocco2nr@hotmail.com>]

Did you know that relays can still put out voltage but not be able to 
provide current for lighting? Neither did I!!! Ask me how I know.

Putting on euro turn signals turned into a 2 hour bitchfest.  What happened 
was after I put them in I didn't have a right side low beam.  So I pull back 
into the garage and start looking around behind the light, and find a wire 
pulled out of the crimp connector.  I recrimp it.  Ah, easy fix, right?

WRONG! It still doesnt work, now I'm thinking WTF? Swap bulbs like three 
times, no.  Play with the connector, nothing.  All fuses good.  Check 
voltage at the connector, YES, I have voltage so what could be the problem? 
At this point I'm really wondering what the hell the problem could be.

I started playing with the headlight switch and saw a flash where all my 
relays were.  Eh?  Check all the fuses down there...no...the RELAY finally 
went.  It's warm too.

Diagnosis: when the relay had power but was not loaded the coil got hot.  
i.e. when the wire came disconnected the relay not being loaded caused the 
problem.  The contacts got fudged up too, which is why I got voltage but no 
lighting.  FUN FUN FUN!

Joe

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