reliable power supply
reliable power supply
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adyw

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388 posts

272 months

Monday 12th April 2010
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Gents, an electic question, where is best to get a reliable power supply that switches on with the ignition,

I have I think a reliability issue with my current aftermarket installation where a new relay switches on as the fuel pump gets it's feed from the ignition. Hence giving me power directly from the battery.
It might be a bad connection but need to try an alternative to rule this out.

I have not been brave enough to go near the relay box as yet, but this might be the time,

advice please

supply required, one 12v 20a max.

steve-V8s

2,924 posts

277 months

Monday 12th April 2010
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The Fuel pump relay is driven by the ECU. It come on with the ignition to prime the fuel rail and then goes off again until the engine is actually running. Is that perhaps why you think it is intermittent.

spend

12,581 posts

280 months

Monday 12th April 2010
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Push a spade terminal into some of the spare relay sockets in the fusebox & you will find some that are switched with the ignition (use your own fuse).

Probably the easiest & quickest way to test your hypothesis about the ECU?

adyw

Original Poster:

388 posts

272 months

Monday 12th April 2010
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Has anybody tried one of these.
http://www.autoelectricsupplies.co.uk/product/715

I was thinking I could swop it out for an existing fuse ( old ecu) and then i get a supply turned on when the ignition does.