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Need to relocate my battery to make way for a plenum chamber. I was thinking relocating it to the boot in a battery box but is there anywhere else to put it?
Also would I need a BMW battery loom or chop up some jump leads?
The bulkhead has an earth on it, near water bottle, so that can be used for various other things in engine bay that need an earth. You can tidy this up by firing a junction box so all earths can go in that box.
The bulkhead has an earth on it, near water bottle, so that can be used for various other things in engine bay that need an earth. You can tidy this up by firing a junction box so all earths can go in that box.
Live goes through car into boot
Thanks pal
What gauge wire did you use for the positive? That sounds good! I'll look into getting a junction box then.
Also would I need some kind of junction box for the positives?
The further that you move the battery away from the starter motor (the greatest user of power) the larger the cross sectional area of the connecting cable needs to be if you are to prevent volt-drop problems.
If you are going to locate the battery in the boot, I would suggest that you use 322/0.30 (25 square mm) tinned copper cable with soldered terminals.
Most people seem to ignore the earth connection, but if you wish your system to be reliable, I would suggest that you use the same size earth cable, connected directly to the ENGINE rather than relying on connections via the bodywork.
You can buy the cable and terminals from any AUTO electrical supplier, or on-line from Vehicle Wiring Products (Ilkeston) who also offer a down loadable catalogue.
The further that you move the battery away from the starter motor (the greatest user of power) the larger the cross sectional area of the connecting cable needs to be if you are to prevent volt-drop problems.
If you are going to locate the battery in the boot, I would suggest that you use 322/0.30 (25 square mm) tinned copper cable with soldered terminals.
Most people seem to ignore the earth connection, but if you wish your system to be reliable, I would suggest that you use the same size earth cable, connected directly to the ENGINE rather than relying on connections via the bodywork.
You can buy the cable and terminals from any AUTO electrical supplier, or on-line from Vehicle Wiring Products (Ilkeston) who also offer a down loadable catalogue.
Glad you found it useful, it's a dangerous site as you start browsing the categories and adding on bits of wire/heatshrink/connectors/fixings etc lmao.... But yeh, cheap stuff, great prices. Ordered from there a good few times now
Glad you found it useful, it's a dangerous site as you start browsing the categories and adding on bits of wire/heatshrink/connectors/fixings etc lmao.... But yeh, cheap stuff, great prices. Ordered from there a good few times now
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Yeah I seem to have a list of stuff that I won't need but I'm sure will be useful in the future
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