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battery help

i wired up 4 off road lights, 2 are for the lights power and 2 are from the switches, i installed them like 4 days ago and when i tried to turn the truck on today it wouldn't start is it cause i have 4 cables running to the positive terminal of the battery?...thanks in advance
 
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How did you wire them? relay? fuseable link? whats your wiring like.
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2 wires from each light, runs into the cab. they are all individually switched. i brought one wire of power from the battery to the switches, split it 4 ways, each wire goes to the switch, in the switch is battery wire, hot wire for light. the switch completes the circuit. all the lights are grounded to the frame. each line that goes out to the light has a 10 amp fuseable link in it.
 
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i used relays...ill post pics up in a bit
 
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You might need to check to make sure your relays are wired correctly, or that all your grounds are right.
 
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is that why the truck wont turn on
 
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