CorAce Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 Can any one tell me what kinda amps the starter pulls? I'm looking to put a breaker inline from the battery in the trunk. the local Autozone has a 100 amp and 150 amp breakers. will this work? Quote Link to comment
woodside4032 Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 give this thread a read http://forum.ratsun.net/showthread.php?t=13126&highlight=circut+breaker Quote Link to comment
CorAce Posted August 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 I think Im even more confused now, It seem most say its not needed but I still dont feel good about that hot wire running the langth of the car without protection at the battery end. I like the relay idea but I dont know enough about it to feel confident doing it myself. Quote Link to comment
Z-train Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 YOU DO NOT NEED IT.Do a proper install(meaning correctly securing the cable and battery disconnect switch and enjoy. BTW-Your battery is in the neighborhood of 550 Amps. Quote Link to comment
CorAce Posted August 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 I know that a good install is the first step in preventing problems, but I would hate to spend hundreds of hours, thousands of dollars, one marriage and two collage funds to bring my car from an over grown lawnmower speed bump in some farmers junk yard starter kit to a mean street scaring tire eating bright red hell fire banshee just to lose the whole thing to a $25 part. That Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 (edited) get a Ford starter selinoid with this kit http://info.rockauto.com/Motorcraft/Detail.html?sw-3.gif http://www.madelectrical.com/catalog/tm-1.shtml Edited August 6, 2009 by banzai510(hainz) Quote Link to comment
datsunaholic Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 The problem with a starter fuse or breaker is the variable load that the starter uses. So if you got a fuse or breaker that would blow/trip at 500A (near the top of any starter's amp range), you might blow the fuse if the car was hard to start and "spiked" the amperage. But a bigger problem is that while the wiring can handle that 200-400 normal starting amperage for a few seconds (or even up to a minute) it still gets hot and can still burn up if "Kind of" shorted for many minutes. That's why the relay (remote "solenoid") is a better idea. Quote Link to comment
CorAce Posted August 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 I ran the same post on the Realm and got the same response for the Quote Link to comment
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