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Where to tap for 12 volts
On Friday, May 9, 2014 2:25:45 AM UTC-4, Sanity Clause wrote:
> "m6onz5a" wrote: > > > > > > > > > > now thats some really bad advice. dont just turn the key on without the eng > > > > running for any peroid of time. KB > > > > > > > > > It's not going to hurt anything with newer cars. > > > Back when cars had points you couldn't leave the ignition on or you would burn your points up. > > > With today's cars it's no big deal. > > > > Yeah, all those other systems that "come alive" with the igniton on don't draw any current at all. > > Did we forget that he doesn't want 20 minutes of power, he wants 8 hours? Then he can just leave the motor running. It won't use that much fuel at idle |
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Sanity Clause wrote:
> > Yeah, all those other systems that "come alive" with the igniton on don't > draw any current at all. Did we forget that he doesn't want 20 minutes of > power, he wants 8 hours? This is a good point. Some vehicles have a cigarette lighter fuse that can be moved from an ACC to BAT position. In the BAT position, the cig. lighter outlet is always hot. Fewer things some on in ACC position than ON. But ACC can still be a battery killer. Another 'always hot' circuit is the dome light. In some vehicles, the door switches provide the light a ground. -- Paul Hovnanian ------------------------------------------------------------------ At some point it becomes necessary to behead all the architects and begin construction. -- Abi-Bar-Shim (Project Mgr. - Great Pyramid) |
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m6onz5a > wrote in
: > > Then he can just leave the motor running. Which is exactly what I said back on May 7th. -- Tegger |
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Thanks for all the replies. Rigged a cigarette socket with alligator clips and long wires. Direct to battery. Ran 10 hour test (only need 6 hrs. sleep) and car started fine.
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Ivan Vegvary ) writes:
> Thanks for all the replies. Rigged a cigarette socket with alligator clips and long wires. Direct to battery. Ran 10 hour test (only need 6 hrs. sleep) and car started fine. > Ivan Vegvary Free safety hint... put an inline fuse at your positive alligator clip. Always fuse anything connected to the positive battery post, at the post. |
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On Tuesday, May 13, 2014 2:51:02 PM UTC-7, M.A. Stewart wrote:
> Ivan Vegvary ) writes: > > > Thanks for all the replies. Rigged a cigarette socket with alligator clips and long wires. Direct to battery. Ran 10 hour test (only need 6 hrs. sleep) and car started fine. > > > Ivan Vegvary > > Free safety hint... put an inline fuse at your positive alligator > clip. Always fuse anything connected to the positive battery > > post, at the post. Thanks for the hint. Will do!! Ivan Vegvary |
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On 5/13/2014 11:51 AM, M.A. Stewart wrote:
> Ivan Vegvary ) writes: >> Thanks for all the replies. Rigged a cigarette socket with alligator clips and long wires. Direct to battery. Ran 10 hour test (only need 6 hrs. sleep) and car started fine. >> Ivan Vegvary > > > > Free safety hint... put an inline fuse at your positive alligator > clip. Always fuse anything connected to the positive battery > post, at the post. > What fuse would you recommend for this application? Thanks. |
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dsi1 ) writes:
> On 5/13/2014 11:51 AM, M.A. Stewart wrote: >> Ivan Vegvary ) writes: >>> Thanks for all the replies. Rigged a cigarette socket with alligator clips and long wires. Direct to battery. Ran 10 hour test (only need 6 hrs. sleep) and car started fine. >>> Ivan Vegvary >> >> >> >> Free safety hint... put an inline fuse at your positive alligator >> clip. Always fuse anything connected to the positive battery >> post, at the post. >> > > What fuse would you recommend for this application? Thanks. > Depends on the anticipated load. The wire gauge also depends on the load. For a specific load, the longer the wire the heavier the gauge needed. There are charts for sizing wires to load and length. He's got a temp hook up. Does he need a weatherproof inline fuse? He would know better than me. If permanent hook up, go weatherproof. |
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On 5/15/2014 8:45 PM, M.A. Stewart wrote:
> dsi1 ) writes: >> On 5/13/2014 11:51 AM, M.A. Stewart wrote: >>> Ivan Vegvary ) writes: >>>> Thanks for all the replies. Rigged a cigarette socket with alligator clips and long wires. Direct to battery. Ran 10 hour test (only need 6 hrs. sleep) and car started fine. >>>> Ivan Vegvary >>> >>> >>> >>> Free safety hint... put an inline fuse at your positive alligator >>> clip. Always fuse anything connected to the positive battery >>> post, at the post. >>> >> >> What fuse would you recommend for this application? Thanks. >> > > > Depends on the anticipated load. The wire gauge also depends > on the load. For a specific load, the longer the wire the heavier > the gauge needed. There are charts for sizing wires to load and > length. He's got a temp hook up. Does he need a weatherproof > inline fuse? He would know better than me. If permanent hook up, > go weatherproof. > > > Mostly, I like to know what would be the suggested amp rating of the fuse with a 36W maximum load. |
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On Sat, 17 May 2014 09:31:25 -1000, dsi1
> wrote: >On 5/15/2014 8:45 PM, M.A. Stewart wrote: >> dsi1 ) writes: >>> On 5/13/2014 11:51 AM, M.A. Stewart wrote: >>>> Ivan Vegvary ) writes: >>>>> Thanks for all the replies. Rigged a cigarette socket with alligator clips and long wires. Direct to battery. Ran 10 hour test (only need 6 hrs. sleep) and car started fine. >>>>> Ivan Vegvary >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Free safety hint... put an inline fuse at your positive alligator >>>> clip. Always fuse anything connected to the positive battery >>>> post, at the post. >>>> >>> >>> What fuse would you recommend for this application? Thanks. >>> >> >> >> Depends on the anticipated load. The wire gauge also depends >> on the load. For a specific load, the longer the wire the heavier >> the gauge needed. There are charts for sizing wires to load and >> length. He's got a temp hook up. Does he need a weatherproof >> inline fuse? He would know better than me. If permanent hook up, >> go weatherproof. >> >> >> > >Mostly, I like to know what would be the suggested amp rating of the >fuse with a 36W maximum load. For DC, Watts = amps X volts 36 = ? X 12 therefore ? = 3 amps. I'd use a 10 amp fuse. |
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