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Old 09-23-2009, 03:53 AM   #23
Andy4639
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Re: Remote solenoid install by pictures

This is what I'm try to find out. Why have the load on one side and a smaller amp wire on the other.
VetteVet,
I understand the principle of the selonoid just not understanding the wiring here. Why are you using smaller wire for the outlet side? I'm not wanting to be a pain, just wanting to understand.
I have wired all kinds of selonoids in golf carts up to 144 volts and have never seen one wired like this. I have wired them in series and Parallel and never seen this done.

Here is a solenoid I hooked to 72 volts. The two bigger cables are seeing 72 volts at 150 amps, the smaller two wires are the activating @48 volts and about 40 amps.






Seems to me you would run the battery cable off the b side to starter then a small jumper to the s terminal. This way the amp draw is all the same. the remote selonoid is just 12 volts with very low amp draw. I'm assuming the remote selonoid is grounded by the frame since no wire is shown. I'm truley not trying to be a pain. I just want to understand this wiring.
This is how I would have done it. This way you get full amperage and it's cut off when not being used. Can you tell I'm bored @ work.


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