Parts have finally started to slowly come in. The electrical system is getting an upgrade and I will be fixing some of the issues the PO created for me and some I made for myself. Note #1 never buy a cheap battery relocation kit....... ever.
I am doing everything short of replacing all the 1/0 cable on the car, apparently not all O2 free cable is O2 free.... figures. I may replace the main feed with a quality 2/0 welding cable if I still get voltage drop issues at startup.
Note #2 don't use fuses. over time large amp draws will start to kill them, then they become a choke point themselves as they break down. I just got 300 amp and 150 amp 12v circuit breakers in the mail, these should fix that.
Note #3 if you run 2 batteries in the trunk like I do [needed for huge draws from the stereo] wire them correctly........ I literally just figured this one out, took a class today on solar systems and they explained how to properly wire batteries in parallel. No wonder I kept killing the main battery, it was seeing all the major current draw.
I am currently looking for a place to source solder bars from ( this idea is way overkill..... I want to fill the wire lugs with molten solder using a torch then dip the wire into them and crimp while they are still hot) whialternatively a good electric paste to stave off corrosion would likely suffice. Thoughts??
the small wiring issues include buttsplices which done correctly work fine but I'm not taking any chances I am going to solder these connections and heatshrink.
I am doing everything short of replacing all the 1/0 cable on the car, apparently not all O2 free cable is O2 free.... figures. I may replace the main feed with a quality 2/0 welding cable if I still get voltage drop issues at startup.
Note #2 don't use fuses. over time large amp draws will start to kill them, then they become a choke point themselves as they break down. I just got 300 amp and 150 amp 12v circuit breakers in the mail, these should fix that.
Note #3 if you run 2 batteries in the trunk like I do [needed for huge draws from the stereo] wire them correctly........ I literally just figured this one out, took a class today on solar systems and they explained how to properly wire batteries in parallel. No wonder I kept killing the main battery, it was seeing all the major current draw.
I am currently looking for a place to source solder bars from ( this idea is way overkill..... I want to fill the wire lugs with molten solder using a torch then dip the wire into them and crimp while they are still hot) whialternatively a good electric paste to stave off corrosion would likely suffice. Thoughts??
the small wiring issues include buttsplices which done correctly work fine but I'm not taking any chances I am going to solder these connections and heatshrink.