hello!! I have a 1993 CX with GSR swap, my question is where to get a good 12V switched power source?? I have 4 essential electronics equipment that need a 12v switched power. Thanks.

Hall effect sensor from tony1
Apexi Boost solenoid
AEM C2DI (it has 2 wires needed for 12V switched power source)
AEM wideband

 

if you don't use it. Tap off the cigarrette lighter. Just tap into the power from behind the lighter where it connects

 

u mean tap those 5 wires in 1 source (cigarett lighter)???, do u think they are not gonna get overload??

 

Shouldn't. It has a 15 amp fuse to protect it. I hooked 3 gauges off mine and it was ok. I think if you was to use the lighter, you would have problems though. That might overload it.

 

just seen you had 5, that might be too much. Isn't the aem c2di supposed to go off the ecu power

 

i used my radio power wire. it will be red. like it says above, ciggarette lighter also. just get out the meter and start checkin

 

use a relay so that when you turn the igntion on, you get your 12v switch power directly off the battery. off of the relay you can run it to a distribution block, and have nearly as many poles as you want....i think they usually come in 5 or 10 pole.

same concept as when people run a relay to their fuel pump. that way you supply the fuel pump (or in your case the distribution block) with power directly off the battery.

 

Do you think the cig lighter fuse circuit could support 5 gauges including a wideband? Oh and a V1 radar detector?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Turbo-charged &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">use a relay so that when you turn the igntion on, you get your 12v switch power directly off the battery. off of the relay you can run it to a distribution block, and have nearly as many poles as you want....i think they usually come in 5 or 10 pole.

same concept as when people run a relay to their fuel pump. that way you supply the fuel pump (or in your case the distribution block) with power directly off the battery.</TD></TR></TABLE>

hmmm, care to explain what parts do i need or can you tell me where i can find a write up for this, Im not really good at electronics. Thanks.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Muckman &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Do you think the cig lighter fuse circuit could support 5 gauges including a wideband? Oh and a V1 radar detector? </TD></TR></TABLE>
I doubt that

 

you need a 30 amp bosch relay and a dist block... all can be gotten and a local car audio store....

 

I've powered plenty of parallel circuits into my Ciggarette lighter, you might just need to switch to 20A Fuse though to support the added load, long as you don't go pluggin in a friggin 500W amp into you Cig lighter you shouldn't need to worry.

Brain

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Brain3208 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I've powered plenty of parallel circuits into my Ciggarette lighter, you might just need to switch to 20A Fuse though to support the added load, long as you don't go pluggin in a friggin 500W amp into you Cig lighter you shouldn't need to worry.

Brain</TD></TR></TABLE>

i agree with this because the guages are really only little light bulbs and such. they take almost ZERO amperage to run them. as for the wideband , thats only a few volts by itself too. i wouldthrow a 25 amp fuse in there and use the ciggy lighter. i know FOR A FACT that even if u use a 30 amp fuse, if you overlaod the circ, it will still blowthe fuse before it damages the wiring. ihad a short in my cig lighter once, right to the chassis, and i tried sticking a 30 amp fuse in it and it took like 4 seconds before it blew out.

 

that can be done but i wouldnt want vitual **** like that ran of of that i would rather spend the extra time and wirer in a relay and have it right... have 5 thing ran off the cig lighter is ghetto in my opioni but thatrs just me