Well, after a weekend of work, I've managed to get my Optima Yellow top installed and the stereo switched over to it. However, I have not yet installed a relay or isolator yet. What I would like to do, for this trip (I leave tomorrow), is employ a manual system. It would seem to me that hooking a wire from the + of the starter batter to the + of the Optima while the car is running would work. I would like to use something a little more graceful than a jumper cable as I will be living in the van for the next week. If I were to route a wire between the two batter compartments and use alligator clips to connect it, would this be safe? What gauge of wire should I use? Should it be fused?
Any help is much appreciated.
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