Iceviolet
Active Member
Hi,
I have been having issues with my power boot opener/closer on my CLS 500. Everything appears fine on STAR, boot normalised, no faults recorded. I did some investigation and I have I believe that the problem lies within the control unit. In particular the motor control relay. I have come to this conclusion because I put a voltmeter across the outputs from the control unit that go to the motor, and when I operate the close or open I get a 12v flicker on the meter for a split second. I would be expecting the voltage to stay on until the motor operates and boot lid moves into position.
So instead of spending what is likely to be £200 plus on a new control unit I am wanting to replace the motor control relay.
Not so simple, as the relay in question is obsolete and I am no electronics expert, so I need some advice on a suitable replacement??
The relay is a NEC EQ1-31000S, See picture below.
I have found a relay on RS ( JSM1125 | Panasonic SPDT PCB Mount Automotive Relay, 12V dc Coil, 15 A | Panasonic ) which is very similar apart from the max current, 15A instead of 30A on the original. Would this be suitable?
Thanks,
Sam
I have been having issues with my power boot opener/closer on my CLS 500. Everything appears fine on STAR, boot normalised, no faults recorded. I did some investigation and I have I believe that the problem lies within the control unit. In particular the motor control relay. I have come to this conclusion because I put a voltmeter across the outputs from the control unit that go to the motor, and when I operate the close or open I get a 12v flicker on the meter for a split second. I would be expecting the voltage to stay on until the motor operates and boot lid moves into position.
So instead of spending what is likely to be £200 plus on a new control unit I am wanting to replace the motor control relay.
Not so simple, as the relay in question is obsolete and I am no electronics expert, so I need some advice on a suitable replacement??
The relay is a NEC EQ1-31000S, See picture below.
I have found a relay on RS ( JSM1125 | Panasonic SPDT PCB Mount Automotive Relay, 12V dc Coil, 15 A | Panasonic ) which is very similar apart from the max current, 15A instead of 30A on the original. Would this be suitable?
Thanks,
Sam