Battery relocation question
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Battery relocation question
I'm getting ready to move my batteries to make room for the york air. Anyway the small ground wire on the drivers side battery is my question. Do I need to increase the size of it to extend it all the way to under the passengers door where the batts will be or will leaving it that size be ok. Here's a pic of it
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Whats york air? Don't know much about relocating batts. I think the same wire size would be ok unless you are running a longer length. I think Neal has done the mod and has pics in his gallery.
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Thats what i would do! What is the york air used for? Running impact guns and stuff? noo clue what it is...
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I braved the cold and went out to look at mine, that wire is just a little over a foot long and looks like it just gets grounded to the body. I think it would be fine to ground it to the body where you are relocating the battery's to.
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I guess I should have looked closer then. I feel kinda stupid. Thanks richdawg. I'm a little laid up and a shop full of other stuff to get done first so just kinda planning right now.
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Maybe another dumb question but if that cable just goes from the battery to the body and I move my batts along the frame should I connect a cable to the body or will grounding them both just to the frame be ok?
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I would ground both batteries to the engine like they are now.
I would also bond the location that wire was in to the engine.
Your headlight/park/turn signal lights are grounded to the body close to where that wire was attached, possibly at that same screw.
Body panel connections do build up resistance over time as our friend corrosion shows it's ugly head.
So more grounds is never a bad idea.
I would also bond the location that wire was in to the engine.
Your headlight/park/turn signal lights are grounded to the body close to where that wire was attached, possibly at that same screw.
Body panel connections do build up resistance over time as our friend corrosion shows it's ugly head.
So more grounds is never a bad idea.
