RE: voltage dropping... dropping...

[Cheapass Ron <rapieper@yahoo.com>]

OK Scott, here's the dope:  12AWG is skinny like lamp cord.  2AWG is
medium like your pinky.  00 is fat like yer...thumb...yeah, your thumb.

Clear now?

Ron

(sheesh)

PS There ain't no way you have #12 from your remote mount battery -
trust me.

--- Scott Williams <scwillia@genuity.com> wrote:
> Well, thanks for that advice. I'll have to get somebody to confirm
> the size
> for sure. I'm lost with electrical stuff. I just bought myself a
> multimeter
> though! I stuck one end in my ear and the other in my mouth. I
> measured many
> ohms of resistance which explains quite a lot. ;^)
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Don Walter [mailto:dswalter.wi@netzero.net]
> > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 12:42 PM
> > To: Scott Williams; T Berk
> > Cc: Scirocco List
> > Subject: Re: voltage dropping... dropping...
> >
> >
> > 12 gauge?  That doesn't sound like enough for a battery
> > connection even the
> > ground side.  Should be a least 8 gauge or better yet 4 gauge like
> heavy
> > welding cable.
> >
> > Don
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Scott Williams" <scwillia@genuity.com>
> > To: "T Berk" <tberk@mindspring.com>
> > Cc: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 11:32 AM
> > Subject: RE: voltage dropping... dropping...
> >
> >
> > > > Well, since the run is long, voltage drop is a question. What
> > size gauge
> > > > cable you using?
> > >
> > > I'm using 12 guage, I think? It came with a kit from Hella. It
> > is the same
> > > stuff that I used in the Warpig without any problem, in fact.
> > The ends are
> > > premade and mighty sturdy.
> > >
> > > > In the mean time I would clamp a jumper cable from the NEG.
> > battery post
> > > > to some good clean metal in the back and be sure the CASE of
> > the Alt has
> > > > a good connection to the frame up front.
> > >
> > > Will do.
> > >
> > > > Sounds like the voltage reg. in the Alt isn't up to snuff,
> > that it might
> > > > have been strained and is going out.
> > >
> > > Could a bad ground strain it? Perhaps I should rerun that
> > ground cable all
> > > the way to the front of the car...
> > >
> > > > 10v will get you home (without using the lights) but during
> > the day you
> > > > should undo the battery from one post, and hopefully recharge
> it a bit
> > > > (trickle, not fast).
> > >
> > > Well, 'tis a good thing that I have that kill switch mounted in
> > the dash,
> > > eh? This contraption had better get me home tonight (with
> headlights on)
> > or
> > > I won't have any opportunity to recharge it. (sigh)
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