Ciaran Thooperrrrrrr Legacy Donating Member 2,768 Member For: 15y 27d Gender: Male Location: NOR, Western Australia Posted 18/09/12 02:36 AM Posted 18/09/12 02:36 AM Wouldn't it be best to just run an earth straight from battery to somewhere in boot instead of running it the length of the car?(total notice here so might be a stupid question)
GTEXXED Banned Banned 910 Member For: 14y 9d Gender: Male Posted 18/09/12 02:39 AM Posted 18/09/12 02:39 AM Yeah that will be fine,I just had left over welding cable so made use of it and made more of a circuit,similar to a Hot Earth kit.
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Legacy Donating Member 19,334 Member For: 20y 10m 6d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 18/09/12 02:55 AM Author Posted 18/09/12 02:55 AM Wouldn't it be best to just run an earth straight from battery to somewhere in boot instead of running it the length of the car?(total notice here so might be a stupid question)*noviceI prefer to earth at the battery then also run an earth back the the engine and chassis in the Engine bay ( Call it an earth circuit like Gilly if you want) The layered sheet metal construction of our cars can cause issues with conductivity if you only earth at the battery.Hey Gilly do you ever get around to posting those wheel spacers?
GTEXXED Banned Banned 910 Member For: 14y 9d Gender: Male Posted 18/09/12 02:57 AM Posted 18/09/12 02:57 AM sent them today along with kosij's stuff.
Ciaran Thooperrrrrrr Legacy Donating Member 2,768 Member For: 15y 27d Gender: Male Location: NOR, Western Australia Posted 18/09/12 02:58 AM Posted 18/09/12 02:58 AM (edited) Haha notice/novice. Total noob pretty much.Where can I get a boot battery from? Dry cell battery I take it is what I need?Looking at what I got sent, looks like I'll need to buy some lugs to go over the ends of the cable so I can attach the battery clamps for the terminals. And a few nuts since it seems to be missing some lol Edited 18/09/12 02:59 AM by Ciaran
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Legacy Donating Member 19,334 Member For: 20y 10m 6d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 18/09/12 03:01 AM Author Posted 18/09/12 03:01 AM sent them today along with kosij's stuff.CHAMP! thanks mate What sort of battery do you want? I would recommend a Optima D51R from battery king in belmont. Around $220 IIRC
Ciaran Thooperrrrrrr Legacy Donating Member 2,768 Member For: 15y 27d Gender: Male Location: NOR, Western Australia Posted 18/09/12 03:05 AM Posted 18/09/12 03:05 AM I want whichever I'll need haha. If that's what is recommended, that's what I'll get.Is this the one?http://batteryking.com.au/pdfs/battery-king-optima-red-top-34-78.pdfOnly other ones on there site are on this page, figured the 51 falls in the 34-78 range?http://batteryking.com.au/red-top-models
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Legacy Donating Member 19,334 Member For: 20y 10m 6d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 18/09/12 03:08 AM Author Posted 18/09/12 03:08 AM http://batteryking.com.au/pdfs/battery-king-optima-yellow-top-D51-D51R.pdf
Ciaran Thooperrrrrrr Legacy Donating Member 2,768 Member For: 15y 27d Gender: Male Location: NOR, Western Australia Posted 18/09/12 03:11 AM Posted 18/09/12 03:11 AM Ah it's a yellow. Thought the R at the end stood for R.CheersCheers
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Legacy Donating Member 19,334 Member For: 20y 10m 6d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 18/09/12 03:16 AM Author Posted 18/09/12 03:16 AM R stood for R...?? You high? R stands for Reverse Terminal config, which may/may not be required when installing in the boot.Normal config = when holding facing the battery with the terminal side towards you +ve is on the left -ve is on the right. R config is the opposite of what I just typed.Time for new battery thread?? 1
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