VANAGON archives -- April 2005, week 4 (#62)

Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 04:48:17 -0700 Reply-To: TJ Hannink <tjhannink@YAHOO.COM> Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> Comments: DomainKeys? See http://antispam.yahoo.com/domainkeys From: TJ Hannink <tjhannink@YAHOO.COM> Subject: Re: Aux battery Comments: To: Kevin <vwfixer@CENTURYTEL.NET> In-Reply-To: 6667 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii

The stud is for a battery hold down plate but will work fine as the ground connection. The factory ground connection for the auxiliary battery mimics the chassis ground connection for the starter battery; its a threaded hole in the flat panel under the seat. This is the stock set-up for the aux battery in a non-GL Camper "Westy" model.

There isn't a close ignition-switched wire to the battery compartment under the drivers seat. I ran an amplifier control wire from my stereo to the area under the seat to turn on/off my amp and audio/video equipment with the head end unit. The wire runs on the inside of the drivers pedestal and across the floorboard in the valley where the bump-up is for the shifter then up behind the dash. This would be the easy way to get power from the aux battery to the radio and lighter socket.

I also routed a RCA cable and a CD Changer cable from the area under the seat to the headend unit, but those cables were routed underneath the body and in/out through the factory grommets. It probably would have been simpler to cut a channel in the cork-type insulation under the front carpeting for the wires.

Good luck,

Tim

Kevin <vwfixer@CENTURYTEL.NET> wrote: Hi Folks, I'm installing a optima yellow top battery into my 87. Just forword of the battery box is a stud under the seat. Can I use that for my ground or do I need to drill through the floor and ground it to the frame? Also how do I connect my radio and cig lighter to the aux battery? The last one would be anyone know of a easy source of switch 12v in that area? Thanks Kevin 87 Westy EJ22

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