[Vwdiesel] Relocating battery

[Evans Antoniou]

which modals from bmw had the battery placed in the trunk?

i am in canada and i hope these modals were/are available here.

thanks,

Tony and Lillie <tonyandlillie1 at earthlink.net> wrote: >  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?)



Well, in a word, a lot. I have some very fine silver coated 0 Guage wire in 
my 4KQ. Don't ask where I got it, I won't tell :) But, I used it for a 
relocation under the back seat in the 4K. It is rated at 1600 Amps at 18VDC. 
Having done a voltage drop test in this car from all points, I get no more 
than .015VDC in any location.

Onto the original subject, do you honestly think VW did such a great job 
with the wiring? I really don't, as I've seen too many ground related 
problems, even on low milage cars. I don't forsee any significant problem 
with the relocation of the battery. As the diesel subject has come up, Audi 
still used the battery under the back seat in the 5000 Diesel. Single 
battery setup. Oh, and getting cables from a wrecked car is a great idea if 
you are on a low budget. Another suggestion is BMW's, as several of their 
models have had the battery mounted in the trunk.

Tony Hoffman 

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