RE: horn relay

From: Jarrid Gross (JGross(at)econolite.com)
Date: Thu Mar 11 1999 - 12:15:12 CST


Jerome wrote,

>The Sunbeam Specialties catalogue lists a Horn Relay for SI-II. I don't
>have one. My horns are plastic (made by a French company I think), and
>worked. Were the original horns that different?

The horns consume significant current, and the horn switch and wiring
must pass all the current for both horns.
This can burn the contacts in the horn switch, and is generally not a good
thing to do.

I think the horn relay was a factory modification to a marginal
electrical system design.
Some early alpines seam to have it others do not.
Easy to add if you want it.

Jarrid Gross



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