Date:         Mon, 8 Nov 2004 06:14:40 -0500
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
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From:         Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
Subject:      Re: Where do the Big Wires Go?
Comments: To: tabe johnson <xtabe@YAHOO.COM>
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The large wire goes directly to the starter. The red/white wires go to
the fuse box. For larger lighting loads, the wiring from the alternator
should be upgraded. While running, the alternator is the real source of
power, not the battery. A separate ground to the alternator can also
help. At full load, I have measured as much as .75 volt loss across the
engine case. Where the alternator is mounted, the current it produces
has to travel through the case studs and/or head seals, and exhaust to
make it to the original ground straps. Can we say electrolysis?

Dennis


-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of tabe johnson
Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 1:31 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Where do the Big Wires Go?

Can anyone tell me from memory the routing of the
big + wire that comes off the battery?  I want to
put in some lights and feed them directly from the
battery through a small gauge (big diameter) fused
wire.

Thanks!

--tabe johnson
xtabe@yahoo.com

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