1) I already have some relays that I plan to use for high and low beam headlights - both to take some load off the light switch and to hopefully maximize how brightly they glow. And I was going to mount a couple placeholder relays for other future accessories.
2) I don’t really don’t plan to have anything particularly high amperage wired through the ignition switch, but I’d rather not worry about how many total amps are flowing through it an inch from my knee, or have it conk out and leave me stranded.
3) Still using an ammeter and generator and points, but always considering future mods. If I did anything soon, it would be alternator, but I’d probably still use the ammeter and just shunt accordingly.
4) Regarding WHICH TYPE of continuous duty relay to power the switched fuse panel: any particular advantage to the “modern” style Bill mentions vs the old school, fatty “solenoid” (ie Cole Hersee) ones?
The newer work in a smaller footprint, which would be nice. But I’m more concerned about bulletproof, dead-nuts reliability than the size. In principle, I don’t like adding new failure points or complexity to anything. This whole idea is a little against my nature, but it still makes overall sense in my simple brain.
Last edited by JW51; 12/03/2024 6:30 PM.
