relocating battery
Jul 15, 2006 | 06:57 PM
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relocating battery
Has anybody got any ideas on relocating my battery to my boot?
Jul 15, 2006 | 07:31 PM
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put it in a battery box in the boot,run the cable down the side
Jul 15, 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
Jul 16, 2006 | 06:42 AM
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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?
Jul 16, 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
Jul 16, 2006 | 04:28 PM
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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
Jul 16, 2006 | 08:46 PM
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what size breaker do u think?
Jul 17, 2006 | 09:33 AM
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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
Jul 17, 2006 | 03:52 PM
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Jul 17, 2006 | 05:34 PM
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I take it you didn't understnad what i wrote?
Jul 17, 2006 | 08:56 PM
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I do understand it but not sure how to work it out
Jul 18, 2006 | 08:22 AM
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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?
Jul 19, 2006 | 02:36 AM
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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
Jul 19, 2006 | 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by stevenebm
Quote:
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
Just come storming in after i do the dirty work why dont you
Jul 19, 2006 | 03:52 PM
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If i can find out the watt figuer of the starter i will work it thanks
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