In Focus: Electronic Specialties Relay Fuse Buddy

July 29, 2022

The Relay Fuse Buddy is deployed in diagnostic situations where components have failed and/or circuit wiring may be faulty.

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Related To: Electronic Specialties, Inc.

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Application

The Electronic Specialties Relay Fuse Buddy, No. 316, is deployed in diagnostic situations where components have failed and/or circuit wiring may be faulty. Bypass of circuit power at the fuse panel is quite valuable and saves time when working under the hood.

Selling points

The Relay Fuse Buddy combines the strength of two popular products Fuse Buddy & Relay Buddy.
It will give your customer unique shortcuts when troubleshooting circuits, which are not available in other products.
This package gives relay bypass capability along with live circuit current readings, two powerful diagnostic capabilities.

Features and benefits

With full relay bypass capability, the user can plug into any relay-controlled circuit, directly at the fuse panel. There, the user can control power to components downstream of the relay via the on/off switch, giving certain troubleshooting advantages.
Questionable components can be activated within sight or listening distance. Diagnostic decisions regarding the wiring or the component can then be made.
The component amp draws can be viewed without the need for an expensive amp clamp.
Displays live circuit current - 20A continuous / 30 A momentary.
Greatly enhances your customer’s circuit and relay test capabilities, cutting diagnostic times.

Origin

The idea for Relay Fuse Buddy spawned from various trade show conversations and even some phone calls from end user techs. Many techs love Fuse Buddy, but also wanted to plug it into relay-controlled circuits. Given the different relay footprints on vehicles, it would require a set of several adapters. The bypass switch was added to the relay adapters and the product came together.

Manufacturing/engineering specifications

Relay Fuse Buddy can read currents up to 10A continuously and up to 30A momentarily. There are six interchangeable adapters for the most popular relays in the field. The tester can be used on vehicles up to 48V.