but a little background first ...
you know i have been having problems with my tranny not shifting right. i am convinced it is the wiring. i have a manual valve body on order for it, but in the meanwhile i have been messing around with the idea of building my own little circuit with a 6 position switch to control the forward gears. so i put together a circuit on my breadboard that does what i want:
1st: SS1 on , SS2 off
2nd: SS1 and SS2 both off
3rd: SS1 off, SS2 on
4th: SS1 and SS2 both on
each solenoid will be fed by a relay rated at 10A. right now, the relays just turn on 12v LEDs.
i have the control (ie - coil) side of the relays powered by a 12V DC power source rated at 1A, i have a diode in front of the whole circuit to protect it from being connected backwards, and i will use a fuse to protect it (i have 1, 2, 5, and 10A fuses for it). i also have a 12V regulator (#7812) as the first thing in the circuit (after the diode), but i am still worried that if i hook it up to a car battery, the battery will burn something up because it can push a whole lot more current than my little DC power source
can you guys enlighten me about what to expect if i hook my little breadboard up to a car battery?
you know i have been having problems with my tranny not shifting right. i am convinced it is the wiring. i have a manual valve body on order for it, but in the meanwhile i have been messing around with the idea of building my own little circuit with a 6 position switch to control the forward gears. so i put together a circuit on my breadboard that does what i want:
1st: SS1 on , SS2 off
2nd: SS1 and SS2 both off
3rd: SS1 off, SS2 on
4th: SS1 and SS2 both on
each solenoid will be fed by a relay rated at 10A. right now, the relays just turn on 12v LEDs.
i have the control (ie - coil) side of the relays powered by a 12V DC power source rated at 1A, i have a diode in front of the whole circuit to protect it from being connected backwards, and i will use a fuse to protect it (i have 1, 2, 5, and 10A fuses for it). i also have a 12V regulator (#7812) as the first thing in the circuit (after the diode), but i am still worried that if i hook it up to a car battery, the battery will burn something up because it can push a whole lot more current than my little DC power source
can you guys enlighten me about what to expect if i hook my little breadboard up to a car battery?