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    I picked up this kit from apogeekits.com for a project I'm doing. I got it all assembled, and I hook it up and the relay clicks as it should, but I get nothing out of the relay.

    here is a link to the .pdf of the instructions, along with a schematic.

    I checked it with my meter, and I'm getting ~11vdc at the relay's input, but nothing out of the relay.

    anyone have any ideas?

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    do you have any pictures of the top and bottom of the board?
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    theres a stock top shot here

    I'll get a top-down and bottom-up pic tomorrow

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    Can you show us the wire up for the relay? I know it's not likely, but on the relay switch side, have you got a power source?
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    yes, there is a power in, and 2 outs. one is NC (normally closed) and one is NO (normally open) the third is COM (positive)

    pics of my board (don't be hatin on my solder job lol):







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    so the problem is that there is no power coming from the common?
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    ok huge

    I think I figured it out. looking back at the diagram of it all hooked up on the .pdf, the board doesnt supply 12v. it only acts as a switch. I need to supply 12v into the connector. I'll try it when I get home

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    Default Re: electronics help

    You're almost certianly correct - relays don't usually process the power directly, they simply connect or disconnect two points

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    Quote Originally Posted by SXRguyinMA View Post
    ok huge

    I think I figured it out. looking back at the diagram of it all hooked up on the .pdf, the board doesnt supply 12v. it only acts as a switch. I need to supply 12v into the connector. I'll try it when I get home
    yup, what i was getting at

    what you could do if you don't want to add a battery, of course your options would be limited to 12v(limited to what the power supply can put out - the boards demands). would be to get one of those terminal blocks, but a 2 pin one. (like this) solder it in this spot on the board.

    that way you can take 12v from the power suppling the board.

    eg of a simple 12v light.
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    Default Re: electronics help

    Yea just supply 12V at the DC jack or the holes marked sk3 and then attach the light source and battery or 12v source at the terminal block and it should work. It wont work for a LED however.

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