Re: [MBZ] Running cables through the firewall - W123
rumor has it that Van wrote: Like Philip, the mad engineer said use a Ford starting solenoid and you can use your ONE battery to power a HEAVY draw without running mongo big wires into the cabin, thats what solenoids do :-) Careful! A starter solenoid is _not_ rated for continueous duty! It will probably work fine for glow-plugs, but not a good idea for main battery disconnect. The continuous-duty solenoid I have _looks_ like a Ford starter solenoid. Chances are you can buy one from an auto parts store based on the data in my other post. Philip, mad engineer
Re: [MBZ] Running cables through the firewall - W123
On 8/30/05, Fmiser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Philip, mad engineer Indeed! But then I would need to buy another battery, find somewhere to mount the monstrosity, find a suitable solenoid, and do the wiring. Yikes. I'm in the habit of turning my lights on when I start the car, and turning them off when I shut down the car, so there's no problem with fergittin to disconnect the battery via a switch. Tim 1982 300TD Moby
Re: [MBZ] Running cables through the firewall - W123
Like Philip, the mad engineer said use a Ford starting solenoid and you can use your ONE battery to power a HEAVY draw without running mongo big wires into the cabin, thats what solenoids do :-) I use one with the push button switch for my glow plugs so I dont have to use a huge switch and wire as the GPs draw (80amps) Its not a big deal to wire up. They'l show you at the auto parts store where you get the solenoid. You can run the small wires (14 ga) through into the cabin next to fuse box. The round rubber thing that the vacuum lines run through. There a couple other places too. Regards Steve Van Cleve Marrowstone Isl Wa 85 Euro 240D 5 spd 110K 79 240D 5spd fresh tranny transplan 82 Euro 300 TD non turbo, project wagon 94 Dodge, 2500, 5 spd, 5.9 Cummins, 95K Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Fmiser [EMAIL PROTECTED] Precedence: list Subject: Re: [MBZ] Running cables through the firewall - W123 Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 22:24:58 -0500 To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] References: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [MBZ] Running cables through the firewall - W123
I know nothing about relays, but I hear they're great things. My intention would be to disconnect the circuit from the battery each time the car is turned off. Then reconnect it to start the engine. As it stands, I'm having to pop the hood each time and (dis/re)connect the battery I want to start / stop the engine. Pain in the ass. Luckily the wife is usually with me, so I get her to run up front and get dirty. ;) Tim 1982 300TD Moby On 8/30/05, David Brodbeck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK Don wrote: A heavy duty relay would work nicely also - not a mechanical device, little loss due to cable runs, low current to a switch in the car. I thought about that, but it'd only work if he intended to turn it off every time he parked the car. Otherwise the current to energize the relay coil would run the battery down. I'd be tempted to use a Ford starter contactor, but they're probably not designed for continuous duty. ___ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
Re: [MBZ] Running cables through the firewall - W123
Great info. I'm thinking about running a couple 10 gauge wire inside and setting up a switch that will connect / disconnect my battery at the push of a button. Long alternator story. Tim 1982 300TD Moby On 8/29/05, Fmiser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: rumor has it that David wrote: I'm going to install an amateur radio mobile rig in my W123, so I need to run a couple of 10-gauge power wires from the battery. On cars I've had in the past, I've always been lucky enough to find existing penetrations I could use, instead of having to drill a new hole. Anyone done this before, and have some good tricks up their sleeve? Well, I've done it about 4 times now (different cars *smile*) Between the battery and the fender is a grommet that has a big bundle of cables going through the firewall. I happen to acquire salvage 12AWG twisted-pair cable from work. I sneak that through the same hole as the big bundle. I'd bet that 2 10AWG wires could be run through there instead. It comes out under the glove box, but above the removable under-dash cover. I route that over to the center console area where I use a euro-style (fully insulated) terminal block to distribute the power to all my gear. That's the easy part. Figuring out where and how to _mount_ the radios is the tricky part Philip, radio nut. ___ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
Re: [MBZ] Running cables through the firewall - W123
rumor has it that David wrote: I'm going to install an amateur radio mobile rig in my W123, so I need to run a couple of 10-gauge power wires from the battery. On cars I've had in the past, I've always been lucky enough to find existing penetrations I could use, instead of having to drill a new hole. Anyone done this before, and have some good tricks up their sleeve? Well, I've done it about 4 times now (different cars *smile*) Between the battery and the fender is a grommet that has a big bundle of cables going through the firewall. I happen to acquire salvage 12AWG twisted-pair cable from work. I sneak that through the same hole as the big bundle. I'd bet that 2 10AWG wires could be run through there instead. It comes out under the glove box, but above the removable under-dash cover. I route that over to the center console area where I use a euro-style (fully insulated) terminal block to distribute the power to all my gear. That's the easy part. Figuring out where and how to _mount_ the radios is the tricky part Philip, radio nut.
