RE: Side-stand disconect

[Mick <bmwmick@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 09:25 AM 1/20/2006 -0500, John Dancoe wrote:

>Oh & something else... how do you know which side to hook positive & negative
>to activate a relay? That isn't exactly clear to me.

Doug,
   Relays with Internal Suppression Circuits:
     There are some relays with internal suppression circuits which make 
the external diode unnecessary. The suppression circuit is generally a 
resistor or a diode parallel to the relay coil. The relays with a diode 
suppressor will have polarity sensitive coil connections. This means that 
the proper relay coil terminal (the positive terminal) must have the 
positive voltage applied to it. If the relay is connected improperly, the 
relay may be damaged or in some cases it simply won't operate.

   Terminal 85 is almost always the ground side and terminal 86 is the +
side of the relay.

Mick
Tucson

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