Adding Power Door Locks
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From: North of Tulsa, Oklahoma
Adding Power Door Locks
I have a stock 78 F150 regular cab. I recently bought two power door lock actuators. They come with mounting hardware, but no instructions or relay. Will I need to wire these in with a relay or not? I was thinking I could just wire them in with a power door lock switch with a constant 12volts and not have to add extra wiring with a relay. I've added extra foglights before and had to use the relay due to the extra current load, but I'm thinking that momentary door lock activations would not require high current?
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From: Comox Valley, Canada
Adding Power Door Locks
I would say that a fused power supply to the switch will be quite adequate for the lock actuators. They don't draw a whole lot of current, so IMHO no need for a power relay.
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