[Vwdiesel] Relocating battery
raymond greeley
rgreeley2 at hotmail.com
Fri Jan 5 08:44:47 EST 2007
I'll throw my thoughts in the hat here. while i see the value of found
automotive cables with the
factory ends. I like to buy any cable i need from a local metal salvage yard
as they get, new,
heavy cable. Remenents of some job, just waiting for their new use. Prices
are high for copper now,
though still reasonable at recycle centers
Is there an end fastner that is preferrable. Most i see are a screw
compression on the wire with a
flat tab for the attachment to battery or device, in brass. ray
>From: "Tony and Lillie" <tonyandlillie1 at earthlink.net>
>To: <LBaird119 at aol.com>,<vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
>Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Relocating battery
>Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 21:42:00 -0600
>
> > 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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