Battery relocation
May 1, 2013, 07:43 PM
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nice looks good i did the same thing but instead made a plate on the other side of the trunk, went thru the driver side and installed a strain relief. also used a circuit breaker./Users/josephmelendez/Desktop/IMG_0141.jpg
Jun 20, 2013, 03:10 PM
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Looking to do the distribution block portion of this relocation (already moved my battery to the back.)
I ended up picking up a scosche sblock4f pretty much the same kind of distribution block as the OP. The issue I have is on how to connect the 4 wires that come off the stock fusable link. The OP elected to use the same amp rated fuses as the fusable link for 2 of the links which makes perfect sense. The other two, however, have no fuses and you used 150amp fuses. Does anyone know what these 4 wires end up going to? I'd assume one to the starter, one to the alternator, one to the main fuse box, and not sure about the other.. perhaps the in cabin fuse box? Anyone have a schematic for this?
How is this working so far for your Kian, everything working fine? Hopefully I will be able to do this during the weekend, if not I may do it during the week next week.
I ended up picking up a scosche sblock4f pretty much the same kind of distribution block as the OP. The issue I have is on how to connect the 4 wires that come off the stock fusable link. The OP elected to use the same amp rated fuses as the fusable link for 2 of the links which makes perfect sense. The other two, however, have no fuses and you used 150amp fuses. Does anyone know what these 4 wires end up going to? I'd assume one to the starter, one to the alternator, one to the main fuse box, and not sure about the other.. perhaps the in cabin fuse box? Anyone have a schematic for this?
How is this working so far for your Kian, everything working fine? Hopefully I will be able to do this during the weekend, if not I may do it during the week next week.
Last edited by vortico; Jun 20, 2013 at 04:17 PM. Reason: Fixed it to make more sense heh.
Sep 12, 2013, 07:24 PM
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So here's the update. Just finished my entire build and after a short drive I noticed my alternator fuse was heating up. This means resistance. You think bad connection or bad ground. In my case I had cut the alternator wire too short to allow it to butt up to my extension. This was causing the heat and blown fuses.
I also decided to solder several connections for good measure, but the exposure of more copper allowed a more solid connection and resolved the problem.
I also decided to solder several connections for good measure, but the exposure of more copper allowed a more solid connection and resolved the problem.