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Subject:Re: Aux. battery questions
From:Michael Sullivan
Date:Sat, 30 Jan 1999 10:40:03 -0500

Dear Bill,

Hopefully the following diagram will help (NOTE: the "[" and "]" are
large gauge screw-down connectors a la high-end car audio):

aux battery ]------[ relay ]-------------------- 60amp inline fuse -----[
battery

                             4ga wire under car

NOTE: the fuse (located near the main battery) is necessary in case of
catastrophic grounding of the 4ga wire which would result in a fire for
sure.

Cheers,

MJS

At 07:07 PM 1/29/99 -0800, Davidson wrote:

>>>>

<excerpt><smaller>Did you use a fuse or circuit breaker? Where? What
type??

I also wondered why a fuse or circuit breaker would be needed at all
since with #4 wire and a 100 amp battery switch the system would seem to
be designed to handle more than the alternator can put out.

</smaller></excerpt><<<<<<<<

<bold>Michael J. Sullivan</bold>

Quincy, MA

'87 GL Syncro Westfalia "Sunny"

'89 Audi 200 Turbo Quattro Wagon "Wizard"

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