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Offline ian007miles

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battery in boot
« on: 04 June 2009, 13:24 »
hi all ive put an optima battery in the boot with a split charge relay can u tell me what wire i should conect the switch live to on the ignition of my mk1 golf 1983 so that the split charge relay is only on wen the ignition is on thanx ian
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Re: battery in boot
« Reply #1 on: 04 June 2009, 13:42 »
drop the fusebox down, you'll notice on the back 2 groups of spade connectors 1 side is live, the other are mostly ignition live. break out the multimeter ;)
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Re: battery in boot
« Reply #2 on: 04 June 2009, 13:48 »
that is easyer said than done mate i broke the screws that hold the fuse box up so i stuck it there with body kit glue cos i fort i would never need to get to it :angry: so i fink the wires up at the ignition would be the easyist
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Re: battery in boot
« Reply #3 on: 04 June 2009, 15:21 »
you might be able to see/feel behind it if you lie on your back?  otherwise use the yel/black wire from ign or light switch, or red/black to blower switch.
edit: i take it this is just a switched feed right, no load on it?
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Re: battery in boot
« Reply #4 on: 04 June 2009, 16:35 »
yes mate just to switch the split charger relay, on the wire that goes to the other battery is much thicker
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Re: battery in boot
« Reply #5 on: 04 June 2009, 16:51 »
cool should be alright then, as long as you do a good job joining the wires ;)
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