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Posted by HH56 On 2023/6/18 19:09:29
You said the relay is under the dash so if it is a standard Bosch style cube type 30/40 amp relay and this is the circuit you used, providing the ground and connections are solid so the relay pulls in strongly and nothing else was added to one of the terminals and is being powered thru the relay, there is no reason it would overheat unless the relay was defective.
In this circuit the only thing that would keep the relay energized is a stuck ignition switch. That is a too often seen problem in the 54-6 switches in models with the large solenoid. If it is a NOS ign switch and not one of the "rebuilts" that were being offered at one time then that should not be the cause of the problem. Some of the rebuilt switches are questionable and if that is what you are using then keep it in mind.
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In this circuit the only thing that would keep the relay energized is a stuck ignition switch. That is a too often seen problem in the 54-6 switches in models with the large solenoid. If it is a NOS ign switch and not one of the "rebuilts" that were being offered at one time then that should not be the cause of the problem. Some of the rebuilt switches are questionable and if that is what you are using then keep it in mind.
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