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Yep - ask a detailed question and ye shall receive. My relay does have those markings...That link with these pictures said it all.

Relay at rest:

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Relay energized:

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That now explains why I was getting power to one light, then the other, when I had the lights hooked up to 87 and 87a.

So, now I just have to splice the two lights wires together to one connector and finish the dash switch wiring.

Thanks, guys!!!

- mike


Exactly Mike, these guys hooked you up pretty well. 87a is N/C (Normally Closed) while 87 is N/O (Normally Open). 87 is wher eyou want to be with the lights, when you energize the relay it will latch open thus, turning the lights on, while turning off whatever is connected to 87.

So, it is very possible to have two devices hooked up to this same relay, although not standard practice. Ive utilized that scenario a lot for alarms, etc...