[DeTomaso] WOW!! Relays per Hot Rod Magazine :-(

[Asa Jay Laughton]

Let's start at the top...

"Building Relays" is NOT the same as "Connecting Relays" which it sounds 
like the article was about, and apparently didn't do a good job of that 
either.  Yes, a discussion of Normally Open (NO) versus Normally Closed 
(NC) is -very- important.  I mean come on, a Luddite could look at NC 
and think "Not Connected" or "No Connection."

Thanks for the warning Larry, I'll be sure to skip picking up that 
magazine.  :)
Asa  Jay

Asa Jay Laughton - W7TSC, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
Spokane County ARES-RACES-ACS EC/RO
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http://www.teampanteraracing.com

On 1/11/2020 15:58, Larry Finch via DeTomaso wrote:
>     All,
>
>      I know relays are a confusing topic to some people. Like many things
>     though, once clearly explained their complexity is removed and they are
>     easily understood.
>
>     So, Hot Rod  magazine, in their March 2020 issue, devoted four pages to
>     the "right way" to build relays. First off, what they really meant was
>     the right way to crimp a connector - which is what three of the four
>     pages were devoted to.
>
>      But the first page was devoted to relay wiring and they included a
>     photo of a 5-pin relay imprinted with a its pictorial wiring diagram,
>     plus a little box outlining the duties of each of the five terminals.
>
>      Nowhere in the text of the article was there any mention of "normally
>     open" and "normally closed" contacts.
>
>       Thanks to this article there will be untold car guys scratching their
>     heads wondering why their relay wiring project isn't working the way
>     they thought it would. "  I did it just like the article said to do it
>     ??"
>
>      Can it be that the entire editorial staff at Hot Rod Magazine has no
>     idea what a standard automotive five pin relay really does???
>
>     enjoy.....
>
>     Larry
>
>     Hint - 87 & 87a
>
>     image1.jpeg
>
>     Sent from me using a magic, handheld electronic gizmo.
>
>
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   Let's start at the top...
   "Building Relays" is NOT the same as "Connecting Relays" which it
   sounds like the article was about, and apparently didn't do a good job
   of that either.  Yes, a discussion of Normally Open (NO) versus
   Normally Closed (NC) is -very- important.  I mean come on, a Luddite
   could look at NC and think "Not Connected" or "No Connection."
   Thanks for the warning Larry, I'll be sure to skip picking up that
   magazine.  :)
   Asa  Jay
Asa Jay Laughton - W7TSC, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
Spokane County ARES-RACES-ACS EC/RO
******************************
[1]http://w7tsc.org
[2]http://www.teampanteraracing.com

   On 1/11/2020 15:58, Larry Finch via DeTomaso wrote:

   All,

    I know relays are a confusing topic to some people. Like many things
   though, once clearly explained their complexity is removed and they are
   easily understood.

   So, Hot Rod  magazine, in their March 2020 issue, devoted four pages to
   the "right way" to build relays. First off, what they really meant was
   the right way to crimp a connector - which is what three of the four
   pages were devoted to.

    But the first page was devoted to relay wiring and they included a
   photo of a 5-pin relay imprinted with a its pictorial wiring diagram,
   plus a little box outlining the duties of each of the five terminals.

    Nowhere in the text of the article was there any mention of "normally
   open" and "normally closed" contacts.

     Thanks to this article there will be untold car guys scratching their
   heads wondering why their relay wiring project isn't working the way
   they thought it would. "  I did it just like the article said to do it
   ??"

    Can it be that the entire editorial staff at Hot Rod Magazine has no
   idea what a standard automotive five pin relay really does???

   enjoy.....

   Larry

   Hint - 87 & 87a

   image1.jpeg

   Sent from me using a magic, handheld electronic gizmo.


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