April 11, 200818 yr comment_238662 hi I'm doing the old battery in the boot.. and what guage wire should be used?? would it be the same wire that is used to power your amp?? i think thats like 8g but not sure... any info would be great and anything else i might need to know about the relocation.. cheers cam Report
April 11, 200818 yr comment_238663 Basically don't go any smaller than the wires that go to the battery currently. Bigger won't hurt, just don't use 0 guage as that too big. 8 or 4 should be fine. Report
April 12, 200818 yr comment_238890 I did this in my car. i used 8 guage. ran a wire into a distribution block and plugged everything except the alternator into that. the alternator wire need to be seperate.. better for chargin your battery so run a wire from the alternator down the car directly to your positive battery terminal. to be legal you need a strapped battery box and it need to be vented to the atmosphere! Report
April 12, 200818 yr comment_238917 the engineer i used passed my drycell battery without any ventilation. i used a 25 square millimetre wire from the battery to a isolating switch in the cabin. also ran an earth cable from the same place where the battery is earthed down to the front of the car too. Report
April 12, 200818 yr Author comment_238929 doesnt matter were its earthed does it?? i got the wire from the amp already from the bonnet to the boot so just hook it up to that n rewire the amp... to easy Report
April 13, 200818 yr comment_239234 doesnt matter were its earthed does it?? i got the wire from the amp already from the bonnet to the boot so just hook it up to that n rewire the amp... to easy yep just earth to some metal in the boot Report
April 13, 200818 yr comment_239236 i just figured to run the extra wire in for the earth, i know copper cable would allow better current flow than cheapass corolla steel. Report
April 14, 200818 yr comment_239364 ^^^^ you're exactly right. Its better to eliminate that potential problem, rather than save $30 on cable. I know of a few V8s that would not even start until the earth cable was run the length of the car. the earth is as important to your elctrical systems performance as the active is. Report
April 14, 200818 yr comment_239372 too right, in fact, unless its absolutely necessary, i wouldnt shift my battery to the boot, as you're only increasing the chance of getting a bad earth or a major voltage drop Report
April 15, 200818 yr comment_239535 Welding cable. Go to a welding shop and have a look at what they have. They use a orange solid cable for earths on large mig welders. Use that. I did. Report
May 6, 200818 yr comment_244469 can anyone tell me if u can just run both wiers positive negitive from ur boot uder the car and solder them to the existing wiers in ur engin bay Report
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