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Good 12V ignition switched source under hood?

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Old Nov 6, 2003 | 03:27 AM
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Good 12V ignition switched source under hood?

Howdy folks. So, I have a 1991 NA car, and I need to install a relay on it to run some electronics. I would like to drive the relay from a 12v switched source.

I can't make a great connection with the pin in the test plug that purportedly is ignition switched (dont have a mating plug, and electrical tape doesnt want to stick...), so are there any other good circuits that would be easy to tap into under the hood?
I thought I might be able to do it from the EGI fuse... turns out I was wrong!

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Andrew
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Old Nov 6, 2003 | 04:41 AM
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ahh i can't remember, but i think its the yellow wire on the leading coil. is switched 12v, let me double check
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Old Nov 6, 2003 | 04:46 AM
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I knew I had a post on this. I correct myself: Its a tan wire, not yellow.

https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...t=switched+tan
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Old Nov 6, 2003 | 05:24 AM
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Re: Good 12V ignition switched source under hood?

Originally posted by CrazyDude
I can't make a great connection with the pin in the test plug that purportedly is ignition switched (dont have a mating plug, and electrical tape doesnt want to stick...)
Terminate your wire with a male spade terminal and simply plug it into the correct pin on the plug. It doesn't get any easier.
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