I need some help!!!

I need some help from fellow Taco owners! Pop your hood at tell me how many amps is the relay for the OEM power inverter!

Your help will be greatly appreciated and I will send you an e-cookie...

 

this is from another thread. it looks like there are three fuses but the main one for the ac socket is 100A. not sure if this is the exact wire diagram for your truck though

 

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I am wondering about the AC SKT Relay not the fuses... I have that diagram, there is no indication how many amps the AC SKT relay is.

 

relays don't have and amp rating. the only thing you can do is ohm it across terminals 1 & 2 and see if the coil is still good

 

i'm kinda curious as to what you are doing. are you testing the relay or trying to replace it?

 

A relay has a current rating for the contacts, even if it isn't printed on the relay.

I don't have that relay, so I can't go look, but maybe this will help.

The relay contacts are fused at 100 Amps, so there's no reason for the relay to be rated for more than that.

The maximum output of the inverter is 400 Watts. If the inverter is perfect, which it isn't, it will pull 400 Watts divided by 12 Volts = 33 Amps.

So, the relay contacts are rated between 33 and 100 Amps.

 

No amp rating stamped on mine. But I will say that the main contacts are larger than normal. Probably 3/8 inch wide. The coil contacts are 1/4 inch. Kinda looks like the bosch type relays I have seen that were rated at 70 amps.

I take it you are installing the inverter after the fact? If you are going make it all factory looking, just go down to the dealer or a junkyard if they have a late model Taco and get the proper relay. Otherwise, go down to NAPA and tell them you need a continuous duty 100Amp solenoid. Looks like a Ford starter solenoid, but rated for constant use. We used one on my buddies Jeep for his dual batteries. I think it cost him 30 bucks.

 

I am installing the OEM inverter on 5lug Taco. Main line from battery will be fused. Most likely 100Amp fuse. I looked briefly on relays at Radioshack and the biggest one was 30amps so that's where I was coming from... Wondering if 30amp relay will be enough or if I need to go bigger...