Help! Blowing relay

[deano266]

Hi guys. 

 

For some reason my superspec has been blowing indicator relays like fun.

 

I have had a 30w one and that seemed to be ok but then today that also went pop.

 

I'm using the premier wiring loom without a hazard relay. Could that be the problem?

[theduck]

unusual to blow a relay.  Would be looking for a short if it was mine.

[phaeton]

Never had a relay 'blow', when you say blew what exactly do you mean?

[deano266]

2 hours ago, phaeton said:

Never had a relay 'blow', when you say blew what exactly do you mean?

As in was working and now not working

[IanS]

Bad connections in the base??

[phaeton]

Which side of the circuit is failing? 

[nelmo]

I had my indicator relay blow as well (it rattled when you shook it - I took it apart and a capacitor had broken off). However, I don't have a separate relay for the hazards either, so I don't think that will be the problem.

Possible you're just having bad luck with relays? Avoid the 'HiCargo' brand if you can - that was the one that blew for me and I had one of their alternators which died on me as well 

[deano266]

On 9/12/2019 at 9:32 PM, phaeton said:

Which side of the circuit is failing? 

No idea as im not aware when it does go but the left indicator has tripped a fuse so must be shorting out.

On 9/13/2019 at 11:41 AM, nelmo said:

I had my indicator relay blow as well (it rattled when you shook it - I took it apart and a capacitor had broken off). However, I don't have a separate relay for the hazards either, so I don't think that will be the problem.

Possible you're just having bad luck with relays? Avoid the 'HiCargo' brand if you can - that was the one that blew for me and I had one of their alternators which died on me as well 

i had some from demontweeks that were fine and then went and then i splasehd out for the red led indicator relay from CBS

[Mrbarry]

Does it seem to fail after turning right, left, indiscriminately? Could possibly 50/50 the fault finding there.

[deano266]

After a thorough go through it would look like maybe one of the plugs in the back of the hazard switch was a little loose and may have caught something. So to help I have coveres them all in shrink wrap to avoid it