Barrie,
Good points. I have seen a kit that uses a solenoid to switch power to the
large gauge cable only for starting (the only electrical item that needs
that much current). Under all other conditions power is routed through a
smaller wire that can be protected by a fusible link. I will try to dig up
the info.
David Urschel
srl311-10465
B Strachan wrote:
> I mentioned I moved my battery to the trunk. If you're thinking about
> doing this, BEWARE!
>
> 1. There is a lot of energy stored in that battery. It is just like a
> little bomb. If you short it out with a low resistance, it will do
> unbelievable damage. Batteries have been known to explode if shorted
> and throw sulfuric acid everywhere.
>
> 2. There is NO WAY to fuse the primary battery circuit, that is, the
> cable that goes from the battery + terminal to the big terminal on the
> starter. This means that the only way to protect this circuit is to
> make ABSOLUTELY SURE there is NO POSSIBILITY of shorting it to ground.
> If you run a cable from the battery to the starter along the frame, and
> if somehow the insulation on the cable gets chafed and the cable shorts
> to the frame, YOU WILL DESTROY YOUR CAR.
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