Power Steering Motor
Yesterday I put together the wiring for the power steering motor while watching the Nascar race. I’ll have to put up some pictures later, but I think it came together pretty well. I used heatshrink and all so its very professional looking. The only wire I need to figure out is the trigger to the relay. I want it to be on when the key is turned to on, same as the main contactor so I think I’ll just tap into that.
I’m wondering though if I want everything to be triggered off the same line from the fuse box. If something went out with that connection the Trans Am would become a glider with no power steering and only the vacuum remaining in the reservoir for brakes. It should be sufficient for a stop or two at least. The benefit would be if everything is triggered off the same line, a single LED in the dash would tell me whether it is all working or not. I think I’ll do that. The contactor already has auxilliary wires to indicate when it is open (light off) or closed (light on).
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