Relays
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From: Corrales NM
Relays
I needed a starter relay and found on Amazon a 10 pac for, if I remember, $11 or $13 for 10 of them. Free shipping with Prime.
They are the 5 pin 40 amp 12 volt plug in. Even comes in a plastic box. A 40 amp will handle most other things like air horn or what ever if anyone has stuff they have wanted to mount.
After market usually sells these for $15 + shipping. Some have pig tails and socket for more $$.
They are the 5 pin 40 amp 12 volt plug in. Even comes in a plastic box. A 40 amp will handle most other things like air horn or what ever if anyone has stuff they have wanted to mount.
After market usually sells these for $15 + shipping. Some have pig tails and socket for more $$.
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I needed a starter relay and found on Amazon a 10 pac for, if I remember, $11 or $13 for 10 of them. Free shipping with Prime.
They are the 5 pin 40 amp 12 volt plug in. Even comes in a plastic box. A 40 amp will handle most other things like air horn or what ever if anyone has stuff they have wanted to mount.
After market usually sells these for $15 + shipping. Some have pig tails and socket for more $$.
They are the 5 pin 40 amp 12 volt plug in. Even comes in a plastic box. A 40 amp will handle most other things like air horn or what ever if anyone has stuff they have wanted to mount.
After market usually sells these for $15 + shipping. Some have pig tails and socket for more $$.
Let the buyer Beware! You get what you pay for.
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A Friendly NAPA guy can get Quality, probably made in USA, Stuff.. Some of the Parts supply "houses" still go inexpensive, Like made in Mexico, is Very Common.
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Cheap chinese junk.
The dealer is a good source for a quality relay, it has a weather resistant case, and it will be diode protected (which will prevent arcing in the switch). Not all relays are diode protected, most just use a resistor.
I just replaced an oem relay on my Softail, not because it failed, but because it was 30 years old.
The dealer is a good source for a quality relay, it has a weather resistant case, and it will be diode protected (which will prevent arcing in the switch). Not all relays are diode protected, most just use a resistor.
I just replaced an oem relay on my Softail, not because it failed, but because it was 30 years old.
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From: Cental, MI
Cheap chinese junk.
The dealer is a good source for a quality relay, it has a weather resistant case, and it will be diode protected (which will prevent arcing in the switch). Not all relays are diode protected, most just use a resistor.
I just replaced an oem relay on my Softail, not because it failed, but because it was 30 years old.
The dealer is a good source for a quality relay, it has a weather resistant case, and it will be diode protected (which will prevent arcing in the switch). Not all relays are diode protected, most just use a resistor.
I just replaced an oem relay on my Softail, not because it failed, but because it was 30 years old.
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From: South Carolina
It`s now a spare in the junk drawer of my workbench......
