just bought a ghetto nitrous kit...

i bought a relay from autozone...it has 4 tabs sticking out...do i just hook up any random tab to constant power source, ground, solenoids, and switches?...

help me out!...peace

 

It should have a diagram on the bottom of the relay that lets you know what pin goes to what... if not, the pins should be numbered.

 

near the tabs,there should be a number for each one.hook 85 to ground,86 to 12v output from your arming switch,30 to constant 12v(batt),and 87 will be 12v output to the selenoid.of course the other selenoid wire will get ground.

 

good stuff turbotypeR

 

my firned needs a relay for his kit...is there any certain relay to get???? oh and what does the relay do? is it a must.

 

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you should be able to get one at any stereo shop or auto parts store.you just need a regular bosch style 5 pin relay.it allows you to send a higher current signal with a very low current trigger.in other words,the switch doesn't have to have alot of current going through it.it will simply trigger the relay to send current from a more powerful source(such as the battery) without risking burning up the switch.they have other uses too,but to send power to the selenoid,that is all it does.
the relay will have 5 pins-85,86,30,87,& 87a.85 & 86 are the coil wires.when you give one 12v and the other ground,it triggers the relay to activate(since it is a coil,you can't get them backwards,just give one 12v and the other ground).30 is the common pin.it is making contact with the 87a pin until the relay is triggered by the coil.once the relay is triggered,30 and 87 make contact with one another,and 87a is no longer making contact with 30.so,if you want to send power to an accesory,put 12v on 30 or 87 and the one you didn't use to the accesory and trigger the relay.you can also send ground the same way.87a does not need to be used in this instance since it losses contact with everything when triggered.there are many other uses for the relay as well,but i won't go into that to keep this as short as possible.sorry to make this so long.hope it helps.

 

thanks man! i appreciate it. oh and by the way....you wouldnt happen to know how to hook the wiring up would you? iTs a nos powershot fogger system...