12v 30 amp relays

[Decipha 10+ year member]

I need some relays for misc. use i'm guesstimating about 10... anybody know

where i may be able to get them at a good price? i found some on

eGay for 14.50 shipped which seemed pretty good considering i couldn't find a

SINGLE relay that cheap at any local electrical supply store

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[MegaHurtz 10+ year member]

How can you be sure the relays you are going to get off eBay are going to be of good quality? Personally I say visit your local automotive store and buy something decent, even if it costs a few bucks more. Do you want to be spending time troubleshooting your vehicle that might eventually trace back to bad relays?

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

Umm, Decipha? There's not a Radio Shack in New Orleans???? I find that hard to believe...

 

[tanky321 10+ year member]

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=330-070

 

[req 5,000+ posts]

best place ive found them at is here. they will charge you well over $15 at radio shack. pitiful.

http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bin/item/RLY-351/500700/12V_SPDT_30_AMP_AUTOMOTIVE_RELAY_.html

and this is a nifty little thing too

http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bin/item/SRLY-2/search/SOCKET_FOR_AUTOMOTIVE_RELAY_.html

and here is a nifty little link to help you wire it

http://www.the12volt.com/relays/page5.asp#rtol

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

Wait a minute - I just looked at the link to the eBay listing Decipha put up....that's a 10-pack for $14.50 shipped....makes 'em $4.50/shipped each.

That's not too terribly bad. Less than you could buy them at Rat Shack for, less that what the automotive parts houses would sell them for....I'd go that way!

 

[tanky321 10+ year member]

thats makes them 1.45 shipped you mean which is a good deal in my book

 

[Decipha 10+ year member]

yep 1.45 shipped each! radio shack is eye sore around here but i don't like their prices, i think im just going to order these, im using them to power an amplifier to add addition horns for my alarm, and im going to add a relay on my headlights, so they temporarily go off when the starter is turning to lessen the stress on the electrical when the engine is cranking, im also going to use a set to retain accessory power to my HU and another one im connecting to the 'pos+ run' on my alt, so my orion amp only comes on when the car is running, im also going to use another one for a 45 sec kill delay on my fuel pump so it shuts off 45 secs after the car is stolen (in the event my car is stolen)

and the rest i'll find uses for

 

[Shyne151 10+ year member]

Man I gues I've never had to buy relays. We have boxes full at work, so i didn't think they were that expensive.