If you really want to upgrade your electrics, you might consider installing
relays. A relay is sort of like a switch for high amp accessories which is
powered by a low amp circuit. If you adapted your lights, for example, you
would run a heavier guage power line from the positive power source, ie)
starter
accesory block, through a relay, to the lights. The relay would be activated
by
the thin little wires running to and from the light switch on your dashboard.
The low amp side of the relay powers a magnetic switch which allows the high
amp
current to flow through. I'm not sure if my explanation is clear, but the end
result is that you have alot less amps running around behind the dash, a
shorter
path for the high amp circuit, and heavier guage wire carrying power to the
lights etc. Another way of explaining it is that a relay is sort of like an
electrically operated valve - it requires just a little power to open and close
the valve, but once opened, the valve flows alot of water, or in this case
electricity to your lights. Ok, just to beat the analogy to a certain death,
A
low amperage circuit runs to your light switch which controls the flow of the
high amperage flow of the relay. I'll stop now. Good luck with whatever path
you choose.
Brian Corrigan
67 Pine Project
72 MGB-GT daily driver
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