A pressure switch is typically considered a control device rather than a load, as it is used to open or close a circuit based on pressure levels. A relay, on the other hand, can also be classified as a control device that uses a small current to control a larger current, but it operates a load by switching it on or off. Thus, while neither is a load in the traditional sense, a relay is more directly associated with controlling loads in electrical circuits.
The relay's coil(s) would be a load, but the main function of a relay is to act as a switch to control power to a larger load.
A relay is basically a controllable switch that connects a supply voltage to a load. If the relay is switch such that the load is not connected, that could be considered an open load. If it is switched the other way the load will be connected to its supply voltage. A defect in a relay would be something that caused it not to function correctly. It could be in the switch portion of the supply portion of the relay. Hence you are referring to different things and a defect may or may not cause the load to be open.
A relay is an electrical switch. It allows a low current "switch" circuit to control the electricity flow of a high-current circuit load
That a small amount of power can control a larger load, or can switch an entirely separate load.
There is no relay, only a pressure switch that is wired directly to the instrument cluster with no relay in between. The pressure switch is located right next to the oil filter on a 4.6 or a 5.4 liter, and it is sticking out of the driver's side of the timing cover on a 4.2 liter.
The relay is a device that typically uses low amperage 12 vdc electrical (control voltage) to switch a much higher amperage circuit (load voltage). In the case of an ignition relay, the key/ignition switch is not capable of handling the high amperage requirements of the engine components electrical draw, so a relay is run in the circuit and controlled with the keyswitch. The relay has an electromagnet (control) and a switch (load) inside, and the electromagnet moves the switch when the control is energized. You do not ALWAYS have to have a burned fuse to have a bad relay, the contacts on the switch can burn, or the wire in the electromagnet can open, both resulting in a non-functioning relay.
There is no inertia switch on the Chevy truck it runs from the ecm , oil pressure switch and relay.
To install an oil switch relay on an '86 VW Vanagon, first ensure the engine is off and the key is removed from the ignition. Locate the oil pressure switch, usually found near the oil filter, and disconnect the electrical connector. Connect the new relay according to the wiring diagram, typically involving connecting the relay to the oil pressure switch, battery, and starter, and then secure it in place. Finally, double-check all connections, reattach the electrical connector to the oil pressure switch, and test the system.
The step-by-step instructions on how to change a 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier LS 2.2l electrical-switch relay oil pressure switch is not stated, it is best to download a free Chevrolet Cavalier manual for further information.
Interior lights do not come on. Running boards lights do. Pulled the fuse and its good. Is there a Interior light relay.
the relays are on the engine side firewall. The compressor relay signal comes from the main computer through the pressure cycling switch or switches.
30 and 87 are the load connections. 85 and 86 are the trigger connections. 30, battery power. 87, load (component). 86, to switch that turns on the relay. 85, to ground.