Battery relocation help!!!
04-12-2010, 11:56 AM
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Battery relocation help!!! Im relocating the battery to the spare tire well. I have everything almost wired except the battery terminals. I have a 1/0 wire running to batt from alt. I have a second 1/0 wire running to the starter then a 4ga going from starter to the factory fuse panel. My question is should I run a circuit breaker in the line from the alt to batt? If so what amp? 150? 200? The alt is the factory alt with no extra current draw... Thanks
04-12-2010, 07:45 PM
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The circuit breaker is going to have to be higher in rating than what the starter pulls during a cold start. On every car I have ever wired from scratch or seen wired from scratch I have never used or seen a circuit breaker inline before the starter or alternator.
Why did you go to the alternator from the battery first? I would go battery to starter, starter to alternator, then alt to fuse panel.
Why did you go to the alternator from the battery first? I would go battery to starter, starter to alternator, then alt to fuse panel.
04-12-2010, 08:24 PM
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Engines typically pull around 1 amp per cube.. So figure a 350a fuse, tops.
My buddy did the conversion a while ago and we ended up rigging up a breaker inline between the new cable and the stock batt line and chopped the connector off. His Taylor kit was JUST BARELY long enough.
My buddy did the conversion a while ago and we ended up rigging up a breaker inline between the new cable and the stock batt line and chopped the connector off. His Taylor kit was JUST BARELY long enough.
04-13-2010, 01:39 PM
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The circuit breaker is going to have to be higher in rating than what the starter pulls during a cold start. On every car I have ever wired from scratch or seen wired from scratch I have never used or seen a circuit breaker inline before the starter or alternator.
Why did you go to the alternator from the battery first? I would go battery to starter, starter to alternator, then alt to fuse panel.
Why did you go to the alternator from the battery first? I would go battery to starter, starter to alternator, then alt to fuse panel.
Sorry for the confusion... I actually have a 1/0 ran from batt to alt then a seperate 1/0 ran from batt to starter then starter to fuses...
Would I want a breaker between the batt/alt line?
04-17-2010, 08:02 PM
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1/0 wire are you supplying the entire state of kansas with power?????? All you need is a 1 GAUGE wire and a #6 to the alt. I never use any wire thicker than 1 gauge on any conversion i have done.
This setup uses a 1 gauge wire to the engine with no problem whatsoever. Using a 1/0 cable is totally not necessary.
http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/t...Picture007.jpg
This setup uses a 1 gauge wire to the engine with no problem whatsoever. Using a 1/0 cable is totally not necessary.
http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/t...Picture007.jpg
Last edited by tom falco; 04-17-2010 at 08:29 PM.
