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  1. tim292stro

    How To - Manual Glow Plug Switch

    That's a fantastic "roll-your-own" effort - I believe you even picked the location for the switch that jpg was talking about in another thread for the control button. My target location is the gauge plate next to the 24V voltmeter, but really it's wherever the vehicle's owner/modifier want to...
  2. tim292stro

    How To - Manual Glow Plug Switch

    Hmm... look what came today: Looks like it's maybe just about time to become a SS vendor. I haven't assembled the switch unit that this actuator clips onto, but once I do it'll do everything the above post #6 says it'll do, plus one additional undocumented feature for bonus diagnostics - just...
  3. tim292stro

    How To - Manual Glow Plug Switch

    Alternators may have voltage regulators that feature a delay before generation or require a specific RPM before they start generating - it may not be a reliable detection method depending on your total setup. The LED would tell you that the relay is delivering power, but as such gives you some...
  4. tim292stro

    How To - Manual Glow Plug Switch

    A 12V modified truck is functionally equivalent, but imagine the lower 12V battery connecting straight to the big lug on the GP relay:
  5. tim292stro

    How To - Manual Glow Plug Switch

    I was asked about how-to on this today via PM, I agree with Warthog on its usefulness and his implementation, and will offer what I said in the PM. It is helpful to have an LED indicator to inform the driver if the glow plug (GP) relay is in fact closing, so if two conductor wire is pulled from...
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