cowasaki
Well-Known Member
I've hooked up a dual battery system by connecting the negs together and to ground and the positives via fuses to a 200 amp relay with it's switch going to the positive feed to the charge light on the dash.
Now if I touch the switch wire from the relay to 12v it switches..... if I touch it to the feed wire going to the clocks it switches....
BUT
If I turn the ignition on with the relay's switch connection already connected to the warning light feed to the dash then the relay doesn't get enough current to switch. If I disconnect it and re-connect it it switches.
AND
The not charging light is on whenever the wire is connected to the relay. It goes on even if I connect the dash warning light to a 12v tester! It's as if there is a very poor connection from the alternator.
Do you normally connect it straight to the alternator?
Now if I touch the switch wire from the relay to 12v it switches..... if I touch it to the feed wire going to the clocks it switches....
BUT
If I turn the ignition on with the relay's switch connection already connected to the warning light feed to the dash then the relay doesn't get enough current to switch. If I disconnect it and re-connect it it switches.
AND
The not charging light is on whenever the wire is connected to the relay. It goes on even if I connect the dash warning light to a 12v tester! It's as if there is a very poor connection from the alternator.
Do you normally connect it straight to the alternator?