Some time ago, I had looked into the Del City also. I clicked on the more information link here http://www.delcity.net/documents/information/73601.pdf ,and find they are very much made in China.
I had also looked into the one Howard mentioned on Amazon. One of the nicer reviews is included below.
"Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a basic Normal Open momentary relay that will replace the crank/ignition part of the ignition sequence. Yeah the instructions are not helpful. I actually used google translator to take a picture of the japanese instructions and translate them. That basically told me what wires do what but the colors are wrong in both the japanese and the english. None of that really matters though when you understand how basic the relay is. There are two skinny wires red and black. Connect black to ground and red to a power source that is always on. For the two thicker blue wires connect one to a 12 volt power source and the other to the ignition wire. You don't even have to cut the ignition wire but you could. Yes you'll have to figure out which one is the ignition wire yourself. Google is your friend here as well. They can't include a manual for every car. You can imagine how bad that translation would be even if they tried.
The way it works: Put your key in and turn it to position 2. Instead of turning it a little more to start the engine, push the button to start the car.
To stop the engine turn the key off.
I didn't realize that's all this product did and in that case I really don't see much of a value. Some cars are this way from the factory and I don't get that either. If you have to put the key in why not turn it a little more and start the car? I don't think the description is clear on that but then again it doesn't claim to be something it isn't.
Mine was shipped within a week even though it came from China. I did learn quite a bit about my car's wiring in the process which will be helpful when I buy the next one. I will probably use the relay on another project so not all is lost. "
I think, I'll just pick up one of the Honda switches off Ebay. There is also the connector available on line.
Regards Brian
I had also looked into the one Howard mentioned on Amazon. One of the nicer reviews is included below.
"Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a basic Normal Open momentary relay that will replace the crank/ignition part of the ignition sequence. Yeah the instructions are not helpful. I actually used google translator to take a picture of the japanese instructions and translate them. That basically told me what wires do what but the colors are wrong in both the japanese and the english. None of that really matters though when you understand how basic the relay is. There are two skinny wires red and black. Connect black to ground and red to a power source that is always on. For the two thicker blue wires connect one to a 12 volt power source and the other to the ignition wire. You don't even have to cut the ignition wire but you could. Yes you'll have to figure out which one is the ignition wire yourself. Google is your friend here as well. They can't include a manual for every car. You can imagine how bad that translation would be even if they tried.
The way it works: Put your key in and turn it to position 2. Instead of turning it a little more to start the engine, push the button to start the car.
To stop the engine turn the key off.
I didn't realize that's all this product did and in that case I really don't see much of a value. Some cars are this way from the factory and I don't get that either. If you have to put the key in why not turn it a little more and start the car? I don't think the description is clear on that but then again it doesn't claim to be something it isn't.
Mine was shipped within a week even though it came from China. I did learn quite a bit about my car's wiring in the process which will be helpful when I buy the next one. I will probably use the relay on another project so not all is lost. "
I think, I'll just pick up one of the Honda switches off Ebay. There is also the connector available on line.
Regards Brian
