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Can a 4 prong relay be used to trigger a ground?





I’m trying to use a relay to trigger a ground connection.

In my hand drawing, the wires coming into 87 and 30 complete a ground (or a circuit) that triggers a separate fan relay.

So as I understand it, when I put 12v into 86, it should close the relay switch, and complete the circuit between 87 and 30.

When wired like this, it does work. For a while. But the relay fails after a short time.

I figure I must be missing something. I know it’s not the normal use of a relay, like shown in the diagram, in that it’s not triggering a higher load circuit, but in my feeble electrical mind it should still work.

Last edited by G50; 04-30-2024 at 01:01 PM..
Old 04-30-2024, 12:53 PM
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