Battery Boxes

Gemini Driving Yobbo · petrol head Joined: 26 Feb 2002 Posts: 3897

who here has teher battery in the boot. how much are battery boxes and does it loose power haviong to travel further to get to where it has to go???? any help is good

zzz · petrol head Joined: 16 Jan 2002 Posts: 1298

not if you use the right size cable

Gemini Driving Yobbo · petrol head Joined: 26 Feb 2002 Posts: 3897

what size cable should be used???

zzz · petrol head Joined: 16 Jan 2002 Posts: 1298

ask an auto electrician
i have no idea except that the thicker the cable the less drop it has in it

Gemini Driving Yobbo · petrol head Joined: 26 Feb 2002 Posts: 3897

yeah i know thinker has less drop but would like to know roughly how thik ad the cost of the box. i need to know as my car is getting put back together soon

Gene FJ20DET · Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2002 8:21 pm Post subject: Re: Battery Boxes

use 5 gauge cable. about 12mm diameter
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motoboy · tinkerer Joined: 19 May 2002 Posts: 152

the cables like a hose small hose not much water goes through big hose heaps of water can go through
but if u go to big well im not sure wat will go on maybe it will drain to much...

YLD GEM · tinkerer Joined: 19 Jun 2002 Posts: 209

5 guage is to small. I would go at least 4 guage. Just remember that your starter motor is trying to pull a shit load of current at start ups and that is why they use 4 guage. and the cable is so short from the battery!!

Gene FJ20DET · Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2002 11:31 pm Post subject: Re: Battery Boxes

the 5 gauge cable i have for my sterio is 1/3 bigger than the starter motor lead
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Loz · backyard mechanic Joined: 05 Oct 2001 Posts: 943

I used 0 gauge. No voltage drop. probably less than when it was in the factory position with the thin cable.

LOK15 · Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2002 9:46 pm Post subject: Re: Battery Boxes

dont buy it (battery box) from an auto shop.....
Goto a marine shop as they're heaps cheaper.
And as for cabling....dont just enlarge the positive wire...do the negative as well!!ppl make the mistake with stereo's of huge power cable,not thinking that the earth should be just as big, otherwise its pointless.
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