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Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 9:23 am
by Callumgw
Simple then, use a SLA and put it anywhere you like!
Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 8:49 pm
by LonerET
ummm does the cable have to go through the car??? cos mine goes under it!!! i don't have a circut breaker either???
b4 you's shoot me down....i didn't do it!!!
Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 9:00 pm
by SashET
LonerET wrote:ummm does the cable have to go through the car??? cos mine goes under it!!! i don't have a circut breaker either???
b4 you's shoot me down....i didn't do it!!!
LOL...........fix it.....
Cheers
Sash
Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 9:20 pm
by LonerET
definatly want a circut breaker.....but do i need to redo the cable or what...
Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 9:32 pm
by tassuperkart
No not really.
If the cable runs well and is sufficiently insulated and up and out of the way theres no reason to move it.
L8tr
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 9:34 pm
by LonerET
well thats a releaf!!!
i'll just tidy it up some!
josh.
Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 10:17 pm
by Android 360
yeah mate, its probably better off underneath as long as its been attached properly and insulated.
inside the ar is just a hell of a lot easier.
Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 7:55 am
by SashET
Yeah, I'd throw some of that black plastic conduit stuff on it just to make sure. Especially seeing as its outside.
Cheers
Sash
Some advice
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 12:52 pm
by Stuart
I am going to do my reloction soon and I still have a few questions.
1. Is a 120A circuit breaker sufficient? How many amps are drawn at start up?
2. Also, will 4GA be enough (from Jaycar)? is 2GA overkill?
3. The circuit breaker pictured has an LED, wouldn't that use power all of the time? If so, enough power to drain the battery?
4. Any suggestions for circuit breakers/switches for alarms with back-up battery sirens?
Thanks guys.
-Stu
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 5:06 pm
by The Renegade
An LED will use substantially less power than your average light, would prob take a long long time to drain a car battery
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 7:09 pm
by thepurplepulsar
The Renegade wrote:An LED will use substantially less power than your average light, would prob take a long long time to drain a car battery
Each time I actually go to drive the car it doesn't have enough power to kick it over. The fact that the car sits for a month doesn't help the battery situation though haha.
The only thing that I know of using power while the car is off is a LED that blinks every second for the alarm.
Re: Some advice
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 7:38 pm
by tassuperkart
Stuart wrote:
1. Is a 120A circuit breaker sufficient? How many amps are drawn at start up?
-Stu
Not for the starter motor M8.
L8tr
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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 7:53 pm
by Ben Hewitson
i have a 120amp circuit breaker and it has never flipped over. i've even tryed starting in the cold on a dud battery till the battery failed completely..
Neil also had the same 120a breaker for about 3 years on his car. never tripped during starting.
justify your response old man....
hehehehe jokes jokes..
Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 5:35 pm
by {TUBZ}
i did the battry to boot today and the car doesnt start we have to push start it?? wat did i do wrong??? when you come to click it over it sounds like the battery is dead, but when u push start it, its fine...wat did i do wrong??
Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 8:14 pm
by The Renegade
Perhaps the cable you used was too small and therefore the voltage drop could be too large.