Cable route any tips: Battery Relocation to trunk
#1
Cable route any tips: Battery Relocation to trunk
I am looking to run the 1 gauge cable though the interior of the coupe rather than underneath, just wondering if you may have any experience with this as far as route or hiding/ tucking the cable. Any installation photos would be great.
#4
As a heads up, NHRA frowns upon, not against the rules yet to my knowledge, running the battery cable through the interior of a vehicle, it's a fire hazard. Cable shorts out, carpet can catch fire. If it shorts out outside the body, even if it were to start something flammable some-how, the fire is outside the vehicle. I, personally, would strongly suggest against running a cable through the interior of any vehicle.
#6
As a heads up, NHRA frowns upon, not against the rules yet to my knowledge, running the battery cable through the interior of a vehicle, it's a fire hazard. Cable shorts out, carpet can catch fire. If it shorts out outside the body, even if it were to start something flammable some-how, the fire is outside the vehicle. I, personally, would strongly suggest against running a cable through the interior of any vehicle.
As for inside vs outside. Outside is also in danger, if not more. Think about floor jacks, tow trucks, axle stands, collisions etc. That's why I wired up mine so the big wire is dead until cranking.
All explained here. https://mustangforums.com/forum/must...iring-vid.html
#7
As for inside vs outside. Outside is also in danger, if not more. Think about floor jacks, tow trucks, axle stands, collisions etc. That's why I wired up mine so the big wire is dead until cranking.
All explained here. https://mustangforums.com/forum/must...iring-vid.html
All explained here. https://mustangforums.com/forum/must...iring-vid.html
Heads up, you can't have the alternator hooked up to the battery either... It has to be switched as well. Absolutely everything has to be switched, hense why it's called that "Master cut-off", yours is not cutting of all electrical power to your vehicle. You get a tech dork and he'll tear you down for that. If your switch is legal it should have 3 or 4 posts on it, 1 for starter/other electrical, 1 for alternator, 1 for battery, and 1 spare/magneto, which I generally use as a second alternator wire.
Last edited by Liquid_02; 08-03-2009 at 12:05 PM.
#8
I saw a battery from a Vega at the dragstrip explode. The owner used a floor jack, pinched the wire (obviously by accident, which I'm sure will never happen to you) and shorted his battery.
If you are trying to debate inside vs outside. You have some valid points. If the car is all crumpled, it's anyones game. Is it more protected inside WITH THE factory wiring, hell ya.
Either way I'm not debating on having a big live battery wire anyways. If you paid ANY attention to my video. My battery wire is dead at all times except during cranking.
My power wire is protected by a fuseable link.
Lastly, the alternator wire goes to the battery. On my set up and Fords.
It can not go to after the switch or else the engine will stay running when it's flipped to off.
If you are trying to debate inside vs outside. You have some valid points. If the car is all crumpled, it's anyones game. Is it more protected inside WITH THE factory wiring, hell ya.
Either way I'm not debating on having a big live battery wire anyways. If you paid ANY attention to my video. My battery wire is dead at all times except during cranking.
My power wire is protected by a fuseable link.
Lastly, the alternator wire goes to the battery. On my set up and Fords.
It can not go to after the switch or else the engine will stay running when it's flipped to off.
#9
You forgot to tell us all you were an engineer. Because wow, you've got a lot of engineers to convince that developed the Hybrid & Electric vehicles, as power for them is run along the under-carriage. Good luck with that. They do that for the same reason you shouldn't be running the power cable through the interior of a vehicle, it's dangerous. On top of it all, why if it's "safer" to run something through the inside of a vehicle, why not just run the fuel lines through it too while you're at it? They're sturdier than any electrical cable, they should be alright, right?
Also, I don't know what kind of mystical vehicle you have, but every single vehicle ever made, other than a diesel engine, will die without power. If you disconnect the battery, take a pair of cable cutters and cut the alt cable, what do you think happens? Just keeps detonating to keep it running? (I guess the K-Cycle engine may still run as well... as long as it's hot).
Apparently all my years of being an AST have been a waste... Better go back to school.
Also, I don't know what kind of mystical vehicle you have, but every single vehicle ever made, other than a diesel engine, will die without power. If you disconnect the battery, take a pair of cable cutters and cut the alt cable, what do you think happens? Just keeps detonating to keep it running? (I guess the K-Cycle engine may still run as well... as long as it's hot).
Apparently all my years of being an AST have been a waste... Better go back to school.
#10
As a heads up, NHRA frowns upon, not against the rules yet to my knowledge, running the battery cable through the interior of a vehicle, it's a fire hazard. Cable shorts out, carpet can catch fire. If it shorts out outside the body, even if it were to start something flammable some-how, the fire is outside the vehicle. I, personally, would strongly suggest against running a cable through the interior of any vehicle.
Last edited by mjr46; 08-05-2009 at 07:34 AM.