Thread: Labelling wiring and relays

I have used permanent marker on white heat shrink in the past.

What about an engraved label of some sort?
A little like a name badge but smaller, often seen it switch boards ect..
A quick google search found these, never used them but gives you an some ideas of what's available.

https://myengraving.com.au/

Laberton Pty Ltd - Samples of Engraved Labels; Electrical Switchboard Labels,Control Panel Labels, Traffolytes

How nice is that engraved labels stuff... Wow ... I'm thinking a lot cheaper White heat shrink and permenant marker would probably be permanent. Especially if you put clear heatshrink over the top.

Maybe I'll just have to try permenant marker on the relays bases. You can't mark the relays themselves as they often get swapped around. Nothing more confusing that a relay labelled "high beam" running the radiator fans

seeya,
Shane L.

I use white electrical tape, 'folded' around the wire, and then just snip off the end with scissors so it doesn't have sticky bits. I write on the tape with permanent marker [sharpie] while on the roll so its rigid, then peel. Works for wires, not for relays. Looks a bit messy, but works for me.

1. Dymo labeller (some can print on heat shrink)
2. Paint pen marker / permanent marker
3. Print out a fuse layout diagram and tape it inside the lid of the fuse box with the other diagrams

Of got a dymo labeller with the industrial tapes which stick really well.
An easy fix might be a half hour or so on the PC making a circuit map in word using autoshapes or excel. There is probably even a free online circuit diagram tool that can help along the way.

Your relays will have similar terminals, so having to label each wire's function would be superfluous if you know what each relay controls (switching side, output side will tell you where the wire leads).

How is this for strange.... I just moved the 3 relays that I thought were switching for the LPG/Petrol......... and when I plugged one of the relays back in it started buzzing like crazy and high beam switched on



Check this out .... I've never seen relays such as this before. They have two "87" normally open terminals... WTF ?? where is normally closed 87a

anyway..... I found one of the relays is low beam ( dropping in and out due to the dodgy new switch), one is high beam, and the 3rd is also switched by high beam ... but has a normally closed wiring connection as well... very confusing. I'll have to trace out the wiring and find out what the 2nd high beam relay is for ( driving lights would work ... but why the normally closed relay connection ?).

seeya,
Shane L.

gee's ... check this out .....



I'm going to have to trace this out ... bizare or what! I know it works, so I should just leave it alone .... but wow ... why ?

seeya
Shane l.

Hi Shane, the two outside relays are standard headlight relays, and the middle one is a changeover relay.

You will have to get them right when you put them back.