Bill, Do you have the info or link on how to eliminate the ammeter from our Mopars ? Thanks, Jim Faber > > From: whuff <whuff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 2006/12/01 Fri PM 05:10:13 EST > To: Ron Waters <ronbo97@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Subject: Electric Window Motors > > Hi Ron, > > I am not against this procedure, I did it myself and I recommend > it. Putting the load circuit through a relay and controlling the > relay with a switch is really the way to go. In my experience, from > a modern perspective, the design actually IS broke, running the power > circuit through the switch is not good. On other forums, many have > deleted the ammeter circuit from their MOPARs because the entire > charging current was brought through a connector through the fire > wall to the dash and then back out through a fire wall connector to > the alternator/battery. As these car aged problems began to occur > from high resistance connections, corrosion etc. Excessive voltage > drop, heat and poor performance are the result. That circuit is > analogous to carrying the load current from the driver power window > switch, back down through the door and hinge, across the car, through > another door and hinge and then to the passenger or back seat window > motor. It works, but it is poor design. I don't know if this is > universal or not, but on my 300D, the power source wasn't > individually fused, just came off of a terminal block. There is some > evidence of prior electrical shenanigans on this car, so maybe that > was stock, maybe not. > > My only caveat is that I don't know the characteristics of the modern > miniature relays, it is beginning to sound as if some of them are > suitable, but I still am going to dissect a couple. The MOPAR > starting relays I used certainly will handle these motors and a lot > more. Sort of an overkill philosophy. I intend to do the same thing > to my 1970 300 windows as well. All my other cars are manual windows > and I drink enough beer to keep my cranking arm in good > shape. :-D I think I have ranted on long enough about this, if I do > find out anything about the smaller relays I will pass it on. > > Bill Huff > > > 'At 12/1/200601:25 PM, Ron Waters wrote: > >Thanks to everyone that responded to my query about relays. I'm less > >confused now. > > > >After reading Bill Huff's reply to this thread, though, I will fall back on > >the 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' axiom. > > > >Ron > > >