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Relay questions for electrical gurus

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by pearing, Nov 19, 2020.

  1. Nov 19, 2020 at 5:37 PM
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    Adding some rock lights to my rear rack set up. Bought some Sunpie rock lights and they run 9W and 8-30V per their information sheet. Plan to use a Air on Board switch which is rated at 3A. Need to use a relay-I understand this and can wire this up no problem. What I am confused about is the vast array of relays available when I look at Amazon or DelCity. So, what I want is a nice water proof 4 relay box (for future expansion-I need two right now for my project.) However, that doesn't seem to exist... so do I buy individual relays? What is a good brand? Any advice would be appreciated here.
     
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    I'd probably pick up one of these, or go find one of the Blue Sea ones.
    https://www.amazon.com/ONLINE-LED-S...ords=blue+sea+relay+box&qid=1605836466&sr=8-3

    Then you're looking for bosch style automotive relays. There's probably a million brands, i'd just pick one that gets decent reviews and go with it.
     
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    These are the type relays (280) that fit the 24 pin base (GEP_FRH-A24)
     
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