quattro Digest, Vol 1, Issue 39 - what relays to use for headlight s

[l.leung at juno.com]

One thing to note about the Bosch relay harness kits,
I should know, I bought a pair (was a time issue, and
an issue that NONE of the boneyards near me let you even
NEAR the cars in the yard, far cry from upstate NY). The 
kits are VERY well made, pretty in fact, wires are nicely
contained in flex conduit, etc. BUT, they only have 14 ga,
wires, which, according to a number of sites I checked out
for current capacity, limits things to about 140 Watts per
harness. So, if you are running a 4 lamp system, you can,
at best, run H4 (assuming people are installing Euros!) 
60W and 80W H1/3 (depending upon application). Don't know
if the SUVlights harness includes enough wire to run 100W
H1/3's (really need minimum 12 ga, and that's marginal for
continuous duty), will check on this when I check out lister
Chi's setup sometime within the month. If you really want 
to run a higher wattage 4 lamp set-up using the Bosch 
harness kits, better order 4 kits. BTW don't know a thing
on the wire ga of the Blau harnesses, and I checked out 
Home Desparate wires, not the best strand count for auto
applications (too stiff, possibly prone to stress breakage,
fine for a house though). Have found finding proper wires
for auto applications VERY difficult to find at local vendors,
and the quantities you'd have to buy if you use McMaster-Carr
aren't worth skipping the pro-built kits. Just an FYI.

Happy Turkey Day,

LL - NY

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Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 10:53:45 -0500
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Subject: Re: What relays to use for Head light relays 
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To further detail these Bosch relay kits I'm talking about, they come with
most of the connectors already crimped on, so there is little need for fancy
tools and extra pieces. These kits are designed for this very application.
They even have a little tang on them in order to run a screw through them in
order to mount the relay, AND they come with wiring instructions. $15 folks.
Better than traipsing though a bone yard looking for a relay that probably