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*A 30 amp, four-pin relay. Numbers on the relay pins should be 30, 85, 86, and 87. | *A 30 amp, four-pin relay. Numbers on the relay pins should be 30, 85, 86, and 87. | ||
:[[image:relay posts.jpg| | :[[image:relay posts.jpg|80px]] | ||
*An inline fuse holder and 10 amp fuse. | *An inline fuse holder and 10 amp fuse. | ||
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*Several feet of flexible ''stranded'' copper wire. 14 gauge is generally recommended. Positive/hot/+ is usually red. Use a different color for ground (negative). Always use stranded wire in auto/moto applications. Pictures show stranded (left) and solid (right) wire. | *Several feet of flexible ''stranded'' copper wire. 14 gauge is generally recommended. Positive/hot/+ is usually red. Use a different color for ground (negative). Always use stranded wire in auto/moto applications. Pictures show stranded (left) and solid (right) wire. | ||
:[[image:stranded wire.JPG]] | :[[image:stranded wire.JPG|80px]] [[Image:solid wire.JPG|80px]] | ||
*Crimp connectors | *Crimp connectors | ||
:[[image:crimp connectors.jpg| | :[[image:crimp connectors.jpg|80px]] | ||
*[http://faq.ninja250.org/wiki/Installing_connectors_for_your_wiring#Using_heat_shrink_tubing_to_cover_exposed_wire Heat shrink tubing] (optional, but a good idea for covering splices) | *[http://faq.ninja250.org/wiki/Installing_connectors_for_your_wiring#Using_heat_shrink_tubing_to_cover_exposed_wire Heat shrink tubing] (optional, but a good idea for covering splices) | ||
:[[image:heat shrink tubing.jpg| | :[[image:heat shrink tubing.jpg|80px]] [[image:heat shrink.jpg|130px]] | ||
:Or the kind of [http://www.whiteproducts.net/splices.shtml connectors] that already have heat shrink on them. | :Or the kind of [http://www.whiteproducts.net/splices.shtml connectors] that already have heat shrink on them. | ||
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====Directions==== | ====Directions==== | ||
First, wire up the relay. Do this before you install it, so you don't have to take stuff apart if it doesn't work | First, study the schematic. This may be all the directions some people need. | ||
[[image:horn relay diagram.gif|150px]] | |||
Next, wire up the relay. Do this before you install it, so you don't have to take stuff apart if it doesn't work. | |||
*The main power comes from the battery, through the new in-line fuse holder, to the #30 pin on the relay. Obviously, the fuse holder wire isn't long enough to reach, so crimp in a longer wire. | *The main power comes from the battery, through the new in-line fuse holder, to the #30 pin on the relay. Obviously, the fuse holder wire isn't long enough to reach, so crimp in a longer wire. | ||
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*Run a wire from the other terminal on the new horn to an established ground or back to the negative battery terminal. | *Run a wire from the other terminal on the new horn to an established ground or back to the negative battery terminal. | ||
*You will need female connectors on the ends of the wires that go to the horn, but you've probably figured that out by now. | *You will need female connectors on the ends of the wires that go to the horn, but you've probably figured that out by now. | ||