Josh:

Gezzemrice I’m thick, (picture open handed palm slap on forehead), what a dope not considering a relay to feed both of those devices…Crips sake, I just installed a pair of relays to operate the headlights a few weeks ago, the same for the convertible top several years ago, and countless others hooking up temporary lighting and motor buckets in the mill during refits… You’d think that concept would have dawned on me once…

I need to resume pruning trees and piling brush in the back yard, and maybe running the rotor tiller as that is all I’m good for with this atrophied brain of mine.

Now to find a good relay for under hood conditions… I know! --- Dan, incoming PM buddy.

Thanks Josh for guiding the addled.

Billy the Bass

Diagram of my thought process:

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67' Dart GT Convertible; the old Chrysler Corp.
82' LeBaron Convertible; the new Chrysler Corp
07' 300 C AWD; Now by Fiat, the old new Chrysler LLC

Chrysler installed such a relay on bigger-than-A-body models starting sometime in the 1970s, particularly on applications with HD electrical systems. They called it the "field loads relay". Should fix your problem. Will respond to your PM.

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Too many people who were born on third base actually believe they've hit a triple.

Perhaps a little write up telling the benefits of relay powered electric chokes would be in order for an electrical, and or carburetor “Stickyâ€￾

The way I had direct wired my choke caused a lot of problems: boiled over battery; acid stained battery tray; and poor coil out put.

Since disconnecting the choke heater, the engine has a smoother idle due to more voltage reaching the coil. This is something I did not notice right away yesterday with it just sitting idling in the yard. It wasn’t until I took the car out on the road, and had to sit at a light or two that I became aware of a smoother idle, and being less prone to stall during one of its lopes when coming to a stop.

Bill

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67' Dart GT Convertible; the old Chrysler Corp.
82' LeBaron Convertible; the new Chrysler Corp
07' 300 C AWD; Now by Fiat, the old new Chrysler LLC

Up-date:

Today a relay arrived via Fed X, and I just installed it to relive the voltage drop from using the ignition circuit to power the electric choke, and a future o2 sensor. The relay powers both devices directly off of the power bolt on the alternator, each circuit has proper over current protection via an inline fuse.

By eliminating the additional path to ground through the choke which draws 5 amps, the voltage regulator now sees the correct voltage, and dose not call for a higher charge rate of 15.4 volts. Blaster II coil is now getting its full allotment of voltage at the primary winding which allows its secondary circuit to produce full 45,000 or so volts. Better idle, and hopefully cleaner burn running at speed to come, and no more boiling battery puking all over the battery tray.

The Dart now has a set of relays to operate the convertible top motor, headlights, and electric choke & o2 sensor. These improvements have relived a 30 amp draw through the top switch, and a high draw through the headlight switch. Additionally less current is now flowing through the bulkhead connector.

Bill

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67' Dart GT Convertible; the old Chrysler Corp.
82' LeBaron Convertible; the new Chrysler Corp
07' 300 C AWD; Now by Fiat, the old new Chrysler LLC