Right, like not wanting to drive that current through the switch. Crispy contacts...
Please look at the schematic you posted and help me understand how that relay will prevent "Crispy switch contacts"
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Right, like not wanting to drive that current through the switch. Crispy contacts...
Yeah it looks like both switches are powered by the relay circuit so nothing really gets turned off. If it got turned off with the key then the rear window could only be activated with the key on.
I believe you're correct
I didn't take it personally at all... You helped with what I needed. The rest of the chat in this post causes me to chuckle and feel guilty that my question caused such a rabbit chase to ensue. I thought I was asking something simple but realized we often don't know how it really works... it just works sometimes and as long as it works we don't need to know any more.I apologize @NikP if my rant came across as directed at you.
I am more than happy to help anyway I can with anything you need.
You found a more current wiring diagram that correctly depicts the relay's purpose and gave clarity about the motor's operations. I'm in great shape.
From the diagram posted in the tailgate sticky, it showed the relay but it didn't make any sense because it shown incorrectly wired. Since it didn't make any sense, it caused me to wonder how the damn thing really worked. When you see the wiring harness I had and all the screwy hand-twisted and taped connections, I was worried I was missing something.
Only been 5 years
There's a Reason
There's a Reason for that
Super Mod! Window goes up, window goes down, window goes up, window goes down!!!
There's a Reason for that
Great Info TJ, can we find a way to make this information permanently available and remove the inaccurate information to avoid future confusion?If I had taken the time to read what I posted in the main Rear Window thread, I would have realized that relay does not divert the current from going through the dash switch:
And yes, I can confirm, you can't operate the rear window w/o the key being in position 2 (run).
This is the reason i seldom post .. . to not have the current flow through the switch to make it crispy a additional relay must be added to the tailgate and bolth switches must control the relay to send power to the motor .I was reluctant to try to Help/Answer your question when you originally asked it because it takes so much time and effort to prove you are correct that often times I rather just sit back and wait for the inevitable train wreck and think wow I didn’t see that coming while sipping my Beer.
You tried to warn me and I should have listened.This is the reason i seldom post .. . to not have the current flow through the switch to make it crispy a additional relay must be added to the tailgate and bolth switches must control the relay to send power to the motor .
Great Info TJ, can we find a way to make this information permanently available and remove the inaccurate information to avoid future confusion?