[Shop-talk] wiring question

[Wayne]

On 8/19/2012 6:52 PM, Tim wrote:
> What is the thought process behind the relay being close to the horn?
> And how close does close need to be?

It's basically a remote control switch. It lets you run low voltage / 
low current wiring to a remote switch [eg: on your dashboard or steering 
column] of modest capacity, and switch a device of much higher from a 
distance. With large enough gauge wire, it doesn't have to be close, but 
generally, the idea is to minimize the heavy-gauge wiring distance.

If you wanna go on the cheap  -- I've been a Nissan guy for a long time. 
There is a very standard "blue relay" used for the last 20+ years. You 
can probably chop one and a socket out of about any scrap yard Nissan. 
Might be cheaper than the FLAPS. Who seem to be charging more & more for 
their crap parts every day. Kinda sad I can order Brembo BMW rotors from 
Amazon.com and pay shipping on 40 lbs of parts for less than I can score 
junk locally.

-Wayne