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1952-59 Ford Need Help wiring this relay

Discussion in 'Off Topic Hot Rods & Customs' started by sircampsalot2, Mar 20, 2011.

  1. sircampsalot2
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    I just bought this relay off ebay and it doesnt come with instructions. It is a Horn relay (Supposed to be 6vt) My horn relay wasnt wired up because the guy said the horn didnt work on my car when i bought it from him (He said it needed the relay. My question is what wire goes to which terminal? i have one wire coming from the steering column, one coming from the horn itself and one coming from the battery hot post. does anyone have any idea which post they got to? I will try to post a picture of it. thanks
     
  2. sircampsalot2
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  3. old lady's mad
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    are the terminals labled on the bottom?



    L = load.............. horn
    S = switch........... grounding device like a horn ****on
    B = batt+............ battery 12 or 6 volt
     
  4. sircampsalot2
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    No it has no markings at all
     
  5. GREENBIRD56
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    from Tucson, AZ

    The one in my '56 - a 12v - has the "S" switch wire at the top (as you have it shown in the photo) - the "B" battery wire at center and the "H" horn wires at the bottom.

    As original - the "B" wire was a heavy yellow one coming over from the voltage regulator.
     
  6. sircampsalot2
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    Greenbird56 Mine is 6v but i will hook it up the way yours is and see what happens thanks
     
  7. sircampsalot2
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    Just updating you guys...I got my horn repaired so now it sounds off with the best of them so thanks for the help. After wiring it up with the help of Greenbird 56's post it still wouldnt work but at least I knew it was wired up right...so i took the relay apart and found that the little br*** pieces inside were black (like somone had arch'd them together or something) so i figured the last owner must have hooked it up incorrectly and it burned the little points looking things. So i took some sand paper and cleaned them and whalla it works! Thanks guys
     

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