Re: Relay Question

[Brian McGarvey <brianm@zbt62.eastnet.gatech.edu>]

On Tue, 16 Jan 2001, Peter Walsh wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I have a question about relaying headlights.  The most common approach to get power is going off of the batter, which would be 12volts.  What if one would get power straight from the alternator?  Wouldnt that have a higher voltage or would you run into problems
> like faster RPM = brighter lights?

As a token EE on this list I have to pipe up here.
Relaying the lights off the battery is fine. Hooking it up to the battery
terminal or directly to the alternator is exactly the same thing (unless
you have a bad wire).

I can elaborate if it is required.


>
> Pete
>


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