just gunna get it from jaycar....like $5mtr for 4GA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Richardson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 8:47 PM Subject: Re: Battery Cables
> Don't go to a car audio store to get your cable, it'll be way > overpriced. Try to find an auto electrician who sells big cable - > there's a pretty cheap one at Port Adelaide but that's not much use to > you :) I use a single run of 2ga since I got it cheap, but a single run > of 4ga would probably be fine too.. > > check out http://www.the12volt.com/wiring/recwirsz.asp > Have a guess how much your starter draws, or find out how many CCA your > battery produces. It goes without saying that you won't need cable that > supports more current than the battery can supply. Note that CCA is > quoted as a short-term power output of the battery, since the starter is > normally the single biggest current drain in a car, you can safely use > cable rated for around half that. > > Cheers, > > - Tom > > Ben wrote: > > > im gunna put the battery in the boot in my TRX because it gets a bit > > tight with the SR's IC pipes....i was just gunna run two lengths of > > 4GA cable up to the starter....that gunna be enuff?? or will i need to > > use 2GA?? > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > *From:* Ross Goddard <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > *To:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > *Sent:* Monday, July 29, 2002 3:59 PM > > *Subject:* RE: Battery Cables > > > > Thanks Terry > > Its actually for my stanza as the battery tray has rusted out, and > > I have the bettery box and all, so I figured id put it in the > > boot. Thanks for the info. > > > > Ross G > > > > ---------- > > *From:* Terry Rudd > > *Reply To:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > *Sent:* Monday, July 29, 2002 20:36 PM > > *To:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > *Subject:* RE: Battery Cables > > > > Ross, > > > > Pretty much as you'd said, I prefer inside the car > > (mandatory for most forms of competition) and you must run > > it inside an insulator, that split plastic stuff seems to be > > acceptable. Most ppl run around a 4 gauge single wire from > > within the boot through the back seat area and along the > > tunnel. A neat conversion that Fergy did in his 1600 was to > > route the cable through the firewall via the autotrans > > selector rod grommet (near steering column) as it comes out > > very close to the starter. On a 1600 all the power feeds eg > > alternator, fusible link etc come off the starter so there > > is nothing else to do in the engine bay. Also, what a lot of > > ppl do is run a much smaller wire (~6mm) in parallel to the > > positive feed as a secondary earth from the engine bay, much > > the same as the original 1600 wiring has a secondary earth > > from the -tve battery cable standard. Some alternators don't > > like this earth missing, Bosch in particular. Then you run > > the main earth from the battery to a good connection to the > > body in the boot. I've seen a lot of variations here, but > > the support bracket near the wheel well is a popular choice. > > An auto electrician can supply a cut-out (sometimes called a > > "gang" switch) which isolates the battery positive feed. The > > thing is mostly these are also mounted in the boot - bit > > hard to get to in an emergency I would have thought, but > > they pass scrutineering with them there. If you run a car on > > the track with a battery mounted in a non-standard position > > you used to have an external marking to tell everyone where > > it was (just in case). > > > > > > regards > > Terry > > > > -----Original Message----- > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [_mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]*On > > Behalf Of* Ross Goddard > > *Sent:* Monday, 29 July 2002 5:18 PM > > *To:* Ozdat (E-mail) > > *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/[email protected]/_ > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > --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/[email protected]/_ > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > --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/[email protected]/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > --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/[email protected]/ > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > --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/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
