WIRING THE POWER FEED, TRANSBRAKE BUTTON AND SKIP BUTTON
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1. Wire the 12v power supply wire directly to the master on-off switch at the back of the car. Use at least 10 gauge wire. Do not wire the
power supply to the starter solenoid, Ford style solenoid, switch panels or existing fuse blocks. Install a 15 amp fuse or circuit breaker to
protect the LIGHTNING from short circuits.
2. Install a 14 gauge wire from the ground terminal to a solid chassis ground, do not use the same ground that the ignition box uses and do
not use aluminum or sheet metal panels as these are not reliable grounds.
3. Wire the transbrake solenoid directly to the Transbrake terminal using 14 gauge wire.
4. If you are going to use a rev limiter on the starting line, tie the rev limiter activation wire in with the transbrake wire.
5. Run a 14 gauge wire from the LIGHTNING’s +12 volt terminal to one side of the transbrake button used to launch the car. Run the
other
side of the button back to the TB Switch terminal on the LIGHTNING. If the button is mounted on the steering wheel, make sure the
stretch cord is at least 14 gauge wire.
6. If you wish to use the optional Skip button, supply power to one side of the button from the LIGHTNING’s +12 volt terminal using 18
gauge wire. Run a wire from the other side of the skip button to the Skip Switch terminal on the LIGHTNING using 18 gauge wire.
7. If you wish to use the optional line lock output on the LIGHTNING to simultaneously hold the line lock and transbrake on the starting
line, run a 14 gauge wire from the Line Lock terminal on the LIGHTNING to the line lock solenoid.
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