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Old May 5, 2008 | 05:08 PM
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well i relocated my battery, and now every so-often my 100 amp in-line fuse decides to blow only when starting my car, (ex. it didn't blow for a whole week, then it blew 2 times in 1 day, then was good for another full week, then blew again). i checked my wires and didn't find anything wrong, should i use a bigger fuse, i was even thinking to just use a circuit breaker?
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Old May 5, 2008 | 05:16 PM
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lol sorry to be off topic but DAMN i completly forgot about the idea of relocating the battery to make room in the engine compt lmao.. I was looking for a place to put my aeromotive fpr because there was nowhere on the firewall or ANYWHERE and the bettery was standing in my way. Should have never sold that 23ft of 0gauge I had in the car lol.. anyways... where did you relocate yours? I have a optima redtop did you get a box and just mount it in the hatch or something?
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Old May 5, 2008 | 05:18 PM
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yea i have a battery box, and i relocated it rite behind the back seat
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Old May 5, 2008 | 05:23 PM
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Id def try a bigger fuse but thats what id do.. Whered you get your box at? I paid like $25 from summit or something around there and went to walmart and saw the same box for $7.. But I know I dont want a cheapo box like that.. Also how many wires did you run for power just one up front or hod you work that
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Old May 5, 2008 | 05:48 PM
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i got my box at advance, i just ran 1 power wire, from the battery to a power post i bought at west marine
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Old May 5, 2008 | 05:59 PM
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oh true good idea I didnt think about putting a post in there.. how much did the wire and box run you? you know how much wire you needed?
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Old May 5, 2008 | 06:11 PM
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15 ft. of wire, it was like $1.50/ft., and the box was like $10
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0 guage or 1 or..
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4 gauge power, and 2 gauge ground
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Old May 5, 2008 | 06:17 PM
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I was going to relocate mine until I decided I need all the traction I can get. the battery is a nice chunk of weight to have over the from tires.
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