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Old 15-07-2006, 06:57 PM
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Has anybody got any ideas on relocating my battery to my boot?
Old 15-07-2006, 07:31 PM
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put it in a battery box in the boot,run the cable down the side
Old 15-07-2006, 10:56 PM
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Easy peasy to do, you just need some big ass cable to compensate for and help reduce the voltage drop
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i have all that but was wondering about fuses.Weather or not to fuse the cable from the battery and if so what size fuse and how to joing the cables under the bonnet?
Old 16-07-2006, 11:29 AM
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You would really have to use a circuit breaker, that would need one big ass fuse, unless you are looking at wafers, but a circuit breaker can just be reset
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Go to a local auto electrician he will have large crimp tool for batt cable use a round end 8mm one end and 6 mm other bolt to batt and starter also all othere batt + can b bolted to starter + aswell
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what size breaker do u think?

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Depends on the size of your starter motor. You should be able to work out what current rating you need from the Watt figure of the starter
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I take it you didn't understnad what i wrote?
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I do understand it but not sure how to work it out
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Ohms law, if you've heard of that.

V = I x R

W = I x V

So to calculate the current draw of your starter, the formula re-arranged would be I = W/V

That any clearer?
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Originally Posted by SafeChav
Ohms law, if you've heard of that.

V = I x R

W = I x V

So to calculate the current draw of your starter, the formula re-arranged would be I = W/V

That any clearer?
in simple terms.divide the wattage by the volts

i.e 120 watts divided by 12 volt is ten amp
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Originally Posted by SafeChav
Ohms law, if you've heard of that.

V = I x R

W = I x V

So to calculate the current draw of your starter, the formula re-arranged would be I = W/V

That any clearer?
in simple terms.divide the wattage by the volts

i.e 120 watts divided by 12 volt is ten amp
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If i can find out the watt figuer of the starter i will work it thanks
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