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Originally Posted by Elaine

Australia vs. New Zealand... it's always interesting...

Let me bring my Canadian perspective to this. To me the main purpose of this forum is to provide SVX owners the opportunity to learn. By reading all these posts I learned that the main reason for my SVX starting problem is the key contact and nothing else (thanks Trevor!). I also learned how to fix it (thanks oab_au).
Without being mean I encourage some people here to be more receptive to these facts:
1. At a given voltage a lower resistance will draw a higher current. (Ohm's law).
2. Ground and Earth are two different things. Depending on the application they may be connected together but it's not a must.
3. There is no generic relay (including most of the auto ones) with a GND connection. However, depending on the application, any relay pin can be connected to GND.
4. The fuse shown in oab_au's diagram is necessary. In a car, with a few high current exception, every circuit is protected by a fuse. There are several reasons for that and some of them may not apply to the Bosch Relay mode. But, ask any electrician, it is much easier and cheaper to replace a fuse than melted wires and relays.
5. The fuse protects the circuit that powers the starter solenoid. The relay coil is not part of it so don't count on it to act like a fuse.
Hope it helps,
Elaine

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