SSLtech
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A friend has asked me to wire up a kit car from the ground up. All new components, all new wire, not a purchased harness.
I'm thinking of everything that I'd have to wire to: The car will have no air conditioning (as far as I know!) so here's an attempt to list everything that I can think of.
'Hot' with Ignition in ?Run? condition:
Windshield washer motor
Windshield wipers
Headlights
Sidelights
Taillights
Dash illumination
Dash Indicators (lights, main beam, Battery)
Side markers
License plate lights
Ventilation fan
Direction turn signals
Reversing lights
Starter Switch
Starter/Solenoid
Ventilation Fan
Ignition/engine components (coil, auto choke heater, etc.)
Stereo enable line
Permanently Fed 'Hot':
Radiator Fan
Dome Light/Door Pin Switches
Brake lights
3rd Brake light
Hazard lights
Stereo main power/'keep-alive'
-He wants a "start" button on the dash instead of on the ignition key, I'm thinking that it might be wise to put an "Engine running" sense in there to lock out reactivation the button until the engine stops again... anyone got any bright ideas about how to do it simple using a circuit running on 12V?
The engine will be presumed to be a new Ford crate motor (466 cu. inch)with an alternator... Carburettor-fed- not sure about sensing "engine running" from either the ignition trigger (I haven't much of a clue how it's done on modern Ford engines!) or the alternator field coil, I suppose...?
Anyone got any ideas? -PRR? Any great ideas you'd like to see incorporated?
Keith
I'm thinking of everything that I'd have to wire to: The car will have no air conditioning (as far as I know!) so here's an attempt to list everything that I can think of.
'Hot' with Ignition in ?Run? condition:
Windshield washer motor
Windshield wipers
Headlights
Sidelights
Taillights
Dash illumination
Dash Indicators (lights, main beam, Battery)
Side markers
License plate lights
Ventilation fan
Direction turn signals
Reversing lights
Starter Switch
Starter/Solenoid
Ventilation Fan
Ignition/engine components (coil, auto choke heater, etc.)
Stereo enable line
Permanently Fed 'Hot':
Radiator Fan
Dome Light/Door Pin Switches
Brake lights
3rd Brake light
Hazard lights
Stereo main power/'keep-alive'
-He wants a "start" button on the dash instead of on the ignition key, I'm thinking that it might be wise to put an "Engine running" sense in there to lock out reactivation the button until the engine stops again... anyone got any bright ideas about how to do it simple using a circuit running on 12V?
The engine will be presumed to be a new Ford crate motor (466 cu. inch)with an alternator... Carburettor-fed- not sure about sensing "engine running" from either the ignition trigger (I haven't much of a clue how it's done on modern Ford engines!) or the alternator field coil, I suppose...?
Anyone got any ideas? -PRR? Any great ideas you'd like to see incorporated?
Keith