Re: Battery Cables

[Richard Clough]

Title: Battery Cables

The heavy cable from the boot to the starter only.  Take the power from there to the other power supply requirements. You must also earth the starter motor body back to the body shell with equally heavy cable, to ensure a good circuit at the starter where big amps flow.   The best route for the heavy cable is through the interior and out though the firewall just above the steering column (where the auto gear selector shaft goes on an auto). If your going this way, you can easily make it two shorter cables and put in a battery kill switch under, or beside the driver's seat on the centre tunnel.  This kill switch allows you to disconnect power when you leave the car to slow down car thieves. It is also a handy location to take off power for things you dont want to kill, such as alarms, remotely operated devices and timed devices.   The negative cable can be short and go to a suitable bolt in the boot.  Bolts that hold the fuel tank to the inner guards are usually handy.  Make sure the connection is clean and secure, to ensure a good earth and no sparks. Sparks could be dangerous around the fuel tank, which vents externally nearby.   ----- Original Message ----- From: Ross Goddard To: Ozdat (E-mail) Sent: Monday, 29 July 2002 17:18 PM Subject: Battery Cables Hi List When you run the battery cable from the boot, where do you run it to. Obviously there is no need to go all th way up to where it used to sit. Can you just runa heavy cable to the starter and then tap off the other wires from that, or is it better to make up a junction block thing on the body on go from there. Is it better to run it inside the body or outside? And what type of fuse to use, a big car audio one in the boot. Ross G --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/membersozdat@datascribe.com.au/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/membersozdat@datascribe.com.au/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------