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Originally Posted by DanEC
What would be the chances of having two relay that were identically faulty?
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To answer my rhetorical question - apparently the chances are pretty damn good of having two bad ones. Using 12V off of fuse 5 I can't get anything through the trailer relay - stone dead. I tried each wire - green, red, and yellow individually and nothing. I used my ohm meter on either side of the relay - completely open. I tried paring the red and yellow and red and green together and nothing - completely dead (yes, the ignition was on during all of this and the other side of the meter was grounded to a windshield frame bolt).
I then stabbed the fuse outputs to the rear lights again and each one lit up fine. I tried voltage through the old relay and did get partial voltage a couple times - it may be marginally better shape than the new one.
I soldiered the connections with the new relay and although I was watching the wire temp I may have induced too more heat on the relay than I expected. Guess I'll order another one from summit.
This is why I like mechanical points over electronic distributors.
