[Vwdiesel] Relocating battery

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/1/2007 1:36:41 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
MikeyBigFish at wmconnect.com writes:

> Not having any fundamental/basic understanding of electricity is the 
>    hat that fits my head, but it serves well as a good cover.
>    So I ask my beloved forum, is it possible/feasiable to physically coil 
>    this cable to increase or stabilize the desired battery cranking speed?
> 

  I've been going through similar arguments with Dad on his solar 
project.  Loss is loss and the longer you run a wire the more loss.  
More loss on DC than AC, the lower the voltage the higher the loss, 
with DC anyway, and the higher the draw the bigger wire needed.  Coiling 
wire would make the wire longer.  I suppose creating some back emf or 
such but that would only serve to cut the amount of power run through 
the wire rather than the amount available at the other end...  At least I 
think so. 
  Simply use as big or one size bigger than needed and there you go.  
I've been trying to convince Dad it's not worth cutting up a welding lead 
of the same size as some wire he has, simply to have the finer wire.  
(since electrons travel on the outside of the conductor I suppose it should 
carry more current but how much really?)
     Loren