[rcweingart]

I run my engine bay fans (there are two of them) via a toggle switch on the dash and my relay doesn't melt. It is capable of handling the electrical load. The relay is switched by either the dash toggle switch or the engine bay thermo-switch so it is irrelevant how it is switched. Either way, the relay is adequate and doesn't melt. I might also point out that I ran my engine bay thermo switch in the circuit for a a year or so without relay or thermo switch problems before disconnecting the thermo switch because I was tired of the fans running for a long time after the engine was switched off.