HOT window winder relay

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12 years 9 months ago #16164 by probinson
Any suggestions, window relay 928.615.126.00 is so hot you can't touch it even with the ignition off. Windows and sunroof work fine. This breaker was draining the battery overnight. Seems like if the breaker is bad nothing would work. Switches and motors seem to work fine.:confused:

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12 years 9 months ago #16166 by the flying scotsman
first, disconnect the battery and avoid a potential fire.

what year and model of car?

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12 years 9 months ago #16172 by probinson
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1985 928s, I have pulled the relay and battery is not draining

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12 years 9 months ago #16179 by Normy1
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"Any suggestions, window relay 928.615.126.00 is so hot you can't touch it even with the ignition off. Windows and sunroof work fine. This breaker was draining the battery overnight. Seems like if the breaker is bad"

First of all, what year?

Second, what is a "breaker"? A circuit breaker is a device that fries when too much current goes through it. It is a protective device. A RELAY is an "automatic switch". Think of it as a switch that uses power to close itself. The two devices are completely different.

Your post is confusing. I suspect that it is the relay that you are talking about, a black box about 1 inch square that is on the fuse and relay panel under the passenger floor boards. A little heat is normal, but so hot that you cannot touch it isn't. I'd replace this and see if the new relay gets hot.

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12 years 9 months ago #16181 by probinson
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Correct...it is the relay, used to working with electrical panels.

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12 years 9 months ago #16182 by probinson
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I will replace the relay, the old one was so hot the plastic case was soft. Strange that everything worked...sun roof and windows.

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