Okay, what you did basically makes the choke inactive. It needs to be attached to the ignition switch, or a lead that is only energized when the ignition is turned on. Going to a fuse in the fuse box that only gets power when the key is turned on would be the smartest way to wire it. The way an electric choke works is when you apply voltage to it, a heating element warms up, and causes a spring to react, opening the choke. The down side to an electric choke is that everytime you turn off the key, the choke resets, so that the next time you turn it on, the choke closes, and goes through it's routine again. This will lead to rich restarts when they aren't necessary, like after getting gas, or stopping at McDonalds, or running into the 7-Eleven, etc. Also, if the engine is not started right away after turning the key on, when cold, it won't work. See, when you turn the key on, it starts working, so if the engine isn't started, by the time you do, the choke will already be open, and won't do it's job. For example, let's say it's a cold, icy morning, and you want to see how much gas you have before leaving for work, so you'll know if you need to stop and get some. You climb in the car, turn the key on, and watch the gas gauge for a minute. You decide you are okay, and don't need to stop for fuel, so you try and start it, only it won't start. It coughs and acts like it's out of gas. What has happened is you used up the time that the choke was working watching the gas gauge. By the time you tried to start it, the choke was already open. Turning off the ignition for a couple minutes, and then restarting, would solve the problem.
Take care,
-Chris
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