Fuse size for wire from alternator to trunk mounted soleniod/battery?

#8 AWG @ 130 amps is good for 27 feet in automotive use. I'd definately use a fuse vs a circuit breaker. A circuit breaker is limited to actual ...

Trunk mounted battery with Ford solenoid. - Hot Rod Forum

That wire is typically 12 gauge, connected directly to the ignition switch, and not fused. As for fuses, the only wire you mentioned above that ...

"fusing" trunk mounted battery (custom jim) | Chevy Nova Forum

This wire has a 50 amp maxi fuse located in the trunk, purchased from a stereo supply house. If something happens to cut the 0/1 gauge starter ...

Trunk mounted battery, remote solenoid, accessory lead circuit ...

Your right the alternator won't put out any more than the demand, which would be less than 125 amps under normal conditions. BUT, with the fuse ...

Correct Size Circuit breaker for trunk mounted battery?

To be absolutely sure, both the positive cable to the starter's solenoid connection AND the battery's negative conbection to the engine ground ( ...

What do you recommend? Trunk Battery, like to put a inline fuse ...

You can't really fuse the main line. The only thing you would protect is the big fat cable. Fuse/ breaker/ fuse link the main alternator output ...

Fuse for trunk battery - Pro-Touring.com

Just put an appropriate fuse right at the battery with the correct gauge wire for the length it's going to run and it will be fine. Every wire ...

Fuse size for trunk mounted battery | Ford Mustang Forums - Corral.net

Fuse size for trunk mounted battery · 1. I understand that the ingition wire goes through the relay to ground and it trips the relay. The other ...

What gauge wire from Alternator to trunk battery? | Team Camaro Tech

I run a 1ga cable from my trunk mounted battery to the hot terminal on the starter solenoid. This 1ga cable runs through a 250amp circuit ...

Help! Battery Relocation Cable/fuse Size Issues?!?! - Stangnet

One 4 gauge wire from the block where you connected the battery ground wire to the chassis ground where the battery was mounted up front. Use a ...

Battery in the trunk, charge wire size? - Moparts Forums

The alternator is a Powermaster 8060, one wire 75 amp. The wire from the alternator will be a charge wire only, everything else will feed from ...

Mega Fuse Size ? | Factory Five Racing Forum

The only down side to this is you have to run the alternator charge cable to the rear mounted solenoid, and you will have an additional 4 or 6 ...

Charge wire to trunk mount battery - StangFix.com

A little late to the party but whai I did was run 2awg from the alt to the 175 amp fuse then to the battery. I then run a 4awg from the battery ...

fuse size for 8 gauge- main feed - Hot Rod Forum

I'm wiring my current project with the battery and a Ford starter solenoid mounted in the trunk. I'm using an 8 gauge wire (about 10' ...

battery in trunk--best way to distribute power - LS1TECH

You can branch off the starter if you want to, or run an 8 gauge from the battery on a master fuse (100-150 amp) to protect the car from fire if ...

trunk mounted battery, any idea on cable size

1/0 from mega fuse to another 150 amp mega fuse in trunk. 3/0 from trunk mega fuse to battery + in trunk. 3/0 from trunk mega fuse to starter ...

High amp fuse for battery and alternator? - Factory Five Racing Forum

- one fuse right at the main battery terminal. Rating- maybe 150, 175 amps. This prevents a short in the mains or starter problem from turning your battery into ...

130a 3g alternator charge wire size for battery in trunk? - StangFix.com

I know a no no. I am running 2 guage from my 3G alternator to the solenoid. Works great for me. Just make sure you put a mega fuse on the wire ...

need help how to wire for bigger alt and batt in trunk - NastyZ28.com

I'm also located in my battery to the trunk, with a disconnect switch and a remote solenoid mounted in trunk . The alternator on running is a ...

Battery in Trunk - Chevy Message Forum - Restoration and Repair ...

I see no purpose for a solenoid in the trunk. You still need a 6 or 8 gauge wire from the alternator to the battery in the trunk. Why have 2 ...