acess to wires from battery boxes?

Post by **gti mad man** » 14 Mar 2008, 21:01

Is it possible withought removing petrol tank or am i missing soemthing?

Post by **Mocki** » 14 Mar 2008, 21:12

you mean the wires from the starter battery on a petrol?
driverside wheelarch, behind the expansion tank

Post by **gti mad man** » 14 Mar 2008, 22:45

sorry i mean the wires (aux to lights etc camping equipment) go through the battery box base then disapear i need too add another wire but dont know how you get acess to the holes from below

Post by **1664** » 15 Mar 2008, 15:38

I recently had to run a 10.0mm cable from my leisure battery behind the passenger seat, under the van into the van battery compartment behind the drivers seat and behind all the fitted furniture to a new inverter fitted under the 'zig' unit.
http://archive.club8090.co.uk/garage.ph ... ge_id=1237
I used the existing 1.0mm cable as a draw wire to pull the new 10.0mm cable in; that went out through the bottom of the battery compartment, behind a crossmember between the spare tyre and the fuel tank and up into the battery compartment on the other side. It was a lie on your back getting crap in your eyes and scraped knuckles job. If you have access to a pit, a hydraulic ramp or even just the ramps you drive the front onto it'll help. It's going to be a struggle whatever you do unless you run it internally......
No, I didn't have the foresight to take any pictures, sorry.

Post by **Mocki** » 15 Mar 2008, 16:22

and if you area normal sized bloke, you wont be able to get that far under without ramps or jacking it up anyway, its only coz bren is a slimline version he can!!!!!

Post by **gti mad man** » 15 Mar 2008, 16:25

doh

cheers guys have it up on proper axel stands luckily being a camper its on stilts anyway heh

luckily its just a tiny 5 amp cable to my propex i need to run but was miffed if i could see under the van where the wires go so assumed above the fuel tank doh!

Post by **Mocki** » 15 Mar 2008, 16:34

if that 5 amp cable is going to need to be more than 3 ft long, make it 15amp, or you will suffer voltage drop and the heater wont start when you most need it to, they have a cut out if the voltage at the heater falls below 11.5vdc..... so thicker cable helps

Post by **gti mad man** » 15 Mar 2008, 17:15

cheers steve may run it in some 16.5 thin wire i got here then with a 10 amp fuse?