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indyzmike
Jun 14, 2014Explorer
enblethen wrote:
Mine is a silver Ford starter style. There is nothing really special about the relays. They are continuous duty 100 amp available at most auto parts stores. NAPA, is a good place.
My dad's class A, a 1990 Pace Arrow, had an automatic jump start/charging control. I had an emergency start/charging relay replaced by a repair center. It worked once after that. Found out that they had installed a Ford style starter relay. I found out that the Ford style starter relay coil draws too much current from the control circuit, and wrecks the switching component on the circuit board. I replaced the relay with one from the circuit manufacturer, and replaced the burned out component with one from Radio Shack. All worked fine after that.
Moral of the story is, do not use a Ford style starter relay if you have the automatic jump start/charge circuit.
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