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is 16mm the right size for the main battery earth strap, i need to replace mine, its the original braided unsheathed.

cheers

16mm is a good size earth.

monkeyboysee wrote:is 16mm the right size for the main battery earth strap, i need to replace mine, its the original braided unsheathed.

cheers

16mm2 is around 110amps and as the starter on a petrol engine T25 can draw between 125 - 160 amps then 16mm isn't heavy enough......on a Diesel the starter can draw over 190 amps.

Therefore the braided earth cable needs to be 25mm2 on a petrol (170amps) and even heavier on a Diesel (30 - 35mm2) (205 - 240amps) ...these are rough guides.

This looks pretty good, no rating but looks heavy enough for a petrol:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lucas-Negativ ... 337fe05b7d" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Or make your own:

http://www.autoelectricsupplies.co.uk/p ... tegory/124" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;



Martin

bugger, bought a 16mm strap!!

fortunately its too long, so looks like getting doubled up!

going to drill a new hole and use a TEK screw to get a good connection as well.

cheers guys

Doubling will work...

Martin

My ammeter shows a draw of 40 amps when cranking.

kevtherev wrote:My ammeter shows a draw of 40 amps when cranking.

Heard "kevtherev" read out on Absolute Radio the other day for their "haven't heard it in ages" thing they do. Requested a song by Simple Minds. Was it you? Didn't here if you rang in time though.....

1_eyed_jim wrote:

kevtherev wrote:My ammeter shows a draw of 40 amps when cranking.

Heard "kevtherev" read out on Absolute Radio the other day for their "haven't heard it in ages" thing they do. Requested a song by Simple Minds. Was it you? Didn't here if you rang in time though.....

I've never heard of that station.
Must be an imposter

kevtherev wrote:

1_eyed_jim wrote:

kevtherev wrote:My ammeter shows a draw of 40 amps when cranking.

Heard "kevtherev" read out on Absolute Radio the other day for their "haven't heard it in ages" thing they do. Requested a song by Simple Minds. Was it you? Didn't here if you rang in time though.....

I've never heard of that station.
Must be an imposter

Haha yeah must be. Said you were painting a staircase also