[Vwdiesel] Relocating battery

[Evans Antoniou]

hello and for all the replies,

on my vw mk3, i beleive i have a  60amp alternator (no
air conditioning).

would it be possible to install 2 batteries in the
trunk - i will be using several heaters on my veggie
conversion and i want to be on the safe side.

by using a 1 or 0 guage ground wire, i assume i would
be reducing any risk of heat or fire.

should i use a fuse on the positive wire, if so, which
amperage?

thanks for all the help.

evan
--- Terry Briggs <vbriggs at stny.rr.com> wrote:

> First off, never ever,ever,ever,ever coil a battery
> cable. Think about  
> the current passing through that cable. It can and
> will generate a  
> tremendous amount of heat from the magnetic field it
> will generate.  
> What I would suggest is get a length of welding
> cable to use, voltage  
> drop across a length of wire is pretty standard, all
> you need to know  
> is what your current requirements are and size the
> cable accordingly,  
> it's actually quite possible to get less of a drop
> than a stock  
> cable/length even if you stretch it 10 feet if you
> have the right gauge  
> wire.
> On Jan 1, 2007, at 4:25 PM,
> MikeyBigFish at wmconnect.com wrote:
> 
> >
> >      Ev&Andrew,
> >             I too have considered relocating
> batteries and was advised  
> > against
> >      doing so for various negative reasons. One
> which has been  
> > mentioned,
> >      "the loss of cranking power using longer
> cables."
> >      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?
> >      This is a battery, are there any positive
> solutions?
> >      I'm sure we must have some Tesla admirers out
> there in the ether.
> >      Thanks to Ev for posting this concern into
> the light.
> >      Mike in
> >
>
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