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Re: Position of relay modified fuel pump wiring
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13/10/2011 12:55
13/10/2011 12:55
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DaveG
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Not sure how a spark in the sealed relay would ignite any vapours... I've had mine sitting om the floor for years, but for a belt & braces installation, you can do what you propose, but that defeats the object of the live feed, which is to get as high a voltage as possible to the pump. Go on, live dangerously!
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Re: Position of relay modified fuel pump wiring
[Re: Ecrab]
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13/10/2011 12:57
13/10/2011 12:57
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I thought a relay would be a sealed unit, so shouldn't be able to generate a spark if petrol is in it. Having said that, my car smells of petrol all the time (due to swirl pot, another fuel pump etc..) and I haven't ignited the air with the relay in the boot.
Also, I have the relay and it turns off as it should, so there shouldn't be any reason to tap into the intertia switch.
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Re: Position of relay modified fuel pump wiring
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13/10/2011 14:06
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The original fuel pump takes power from the interia switch, and the wiring modification is to divert that power to the relay, with a permanent live direct from the battery, and very short wires from the relay to provide the (inertia switch) switched live and a short earth cable to the boot earth point.
If you place the relay outside the boot area, you'll need a shorter direct live from the battery to the relay, and a longer switched live from the relay to the pump. But the relay can go wherever you like. Lazy boys like me and Beggers have put it in the boot, sounds like you will put it somewhere else...
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