TheKeymeister
Active Member
Yeah, you can't really go too high when sizing cables, it just means it costs more and takes up more room, won't be any ill effects.
TheKeymeister
Active Member
I did this once to get me out the ****, and thats all it did, got about a month out of it until one of the cores snapped
I've got about 24 metres of various coloured 8 amp, got one rear quarter out and found all the lovely twisted wire wrapped in duct tape! All in random colours, so I gotta get to work teasing em all out and replacing all the old rotten stuff... Also found that the rear lights were held in with (fanfare please) you guessed it, bathroom sealant f*ckin lovely, at least I got some new ones that aren't rusted to sh*t! Can't upload any pics from me fone (coz I don't know how!) Sorry! :doh:
oxides
Well-Known Member
It's worth making up a new loom on the kitchen floor - you can use lengths of string to get the dimensions right. I did this using soldered bullet connectors (as per original) and the bullet barrel connectors, covered it in insulating tape and ran it under the tub (not through the chassis). I also made up the extension to the tow hitch. Took about a day to make and fit.
what Alternator have you got fitted? add 30% to the max Amp output and use that.
I'd go with No. Your alternator will produce more than 17A.
ed.poore
Active Member
If it's a generic alternator for a Series then it'd be in the region of 45A - I think that's what's fitted to my 88". If it's got a V8 or a petrol then it'll usually be a bit bigger. Me 110 has a 65A one fitted, the new RR is something like 250A cos of all the electrical gubbins required to run it.
Upped the cabling to some 50A thinwall stuff seems to be doing the job, seems to have upset the missus tho, they sent me a catalogue with the cable and I think the wife is expecting me to flight the house in order to buy all the shiny gubbins they sell....
Maybe I will :flame2:
Maybe I will :flame2:
