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Posted: November 27, 2005 at 6:09 PM / IP Logged

Alright i plan on running 0awg wire. from the battery in my engine compartment all the way back to my trunk. the battery will be a kinetik 2400 series.

First Q. What size of fuse should i put between the batteries?

Q. I would then run wire from the trunk battery to a d-block?

the main question is.. Where to place fuses at.

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Posted: November 27, 2005 at 7:19 PM / IP Logged

ALL power cables should ALWAYS be fused for its capacity (#4 - 150A, #2 - 200A, 1/0 - 300A) within 18 inches of ANY battery. And, YES this means both ends!

It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."

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Posted: November 27, 2005 at 7:23 PM / IP Logged

I suggest at least a 150 amp circuit breaker at each end of the interconnect cable. With 1/0 AWg cable you can go up to a 300-350 amp breaker. And don't forget to properly vent the trunk battery... and be sure your alternator has enough capacity to charge them both.

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Posted: November 27, 2005 at 7:25 PM / IP Logged

Hey hey, I see haemphyst posted as I was writing. Trunk Battery. Fuse locations -- posted image.

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Copper - Posts: 169

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Posted: November 27, 2005 at 8:03 PM / IP Logged

well hmm.. i will have 2 crossfire vr-1000d's and a alpine mrv-f345 4 channel. what do you say i do?

Upgrade Alt. what size of alt?

will a 200amp idle alt. kill a battery? or is it, it can produce 200amp if needed at a idle?

upgrade the battery in the engine compartment?

add a second battery in trunk?

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Posted: November 27, 2005 at 9:10 PM / IP Logged

I'd get a one wire 250amp alt and run your 1/0 wire from it back to your trunk batt. Put a 300 amp breaker on each end.10 to 15 inches from the alt and batt, then run to your dist block from your batt. This way you will have 2 alts 1 to run your car off of ( lights, a/c, seats, window.....etc. And 1 to just power your system. Trunk Battery. Fuse locations -- posted image.

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Posted: November 27, 2005 at 10:07 PM / IP Logged

speedway where r u getting a 250amp 1 wire alt from?????

03impalla.. just upgrade ur alt to a 200 amp alt for say iraggi or if u have lots of money ohio gen... don't run 2 alts like speedway said that only leads to problems down the line and there usually rn't any kits for this type of thing... fuse as Dyohn said and ur all good man

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Zena does HO single wire alts and multiple alt setups for any vehicle. I've used them and they are very reliable.

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Posted: November 28, 2005 at 2:11 PM / IP Logged

do i want a fuse between the trunk batt and the dist. block?

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Posted: November 28, 2005 at 2:33 PM / IP Logged

haemphyst wrote:

ALL power cables should ALWAYS be fused for its capacity (#4 - 150A, #2 - 200A, 1/0 - 300A) within 18 inches of ANY battery. And, YES this means both ends!

It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."

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