Piggy backing grounds on relays?
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Piggy backing grounds on relays?
Can you Piggy back grounds on relays.
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Re: Piggy backing grounds on relays?
You can but if the wire attached to ground on the body or battery to the start of the piggy back connections breaks all the relays become inoperative not just one.
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Re: Piggy backing grounds on relays?
Also as long as conductor gauge is sufficient to supply enough current to operate relays....
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Re: Piggy backing grounds on relays?
Thx you two.
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Re: Piggy backing grounds on relays?
To help you figure your wire sizes, common DIN relay coils typically use about 130mA.
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Re: Piggy backing grounds on relays?
Rule of thumb, your ground should be of the same gauge as the positive wire(s) it is supporting... if that helps any.
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