Will 10 gauge wire work for battery to bulk head and...
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I am building my own battery cables for my 70 Charger RT and I was wanting to know if 10 gauge wire would work for the small red wire that goes from the battery to the starter relay on the firewall.
And if 10 gauge wire would also work for the grey wire that goes from the starter relay to the starter???
Last edited by Blakcharger440; 04/11/10 10:33 AM.
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Re: Will 10 gauge wire work for battery to bulk head and...
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my 65 Imperial wiring diagram shows a 12ga from the relay into the bulkhead protected by a 16 ga FL so 10ga would ge a step up. Which other (grey) wire are you asking about?
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Re: Will 10 gauge wire work for battery to bulk head and...
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10 gauge would work. Either I'm guessing it's goin' to your ignition switch or your fuse box. If the grey one is going to your starter it's gotta be the starter wire to the solenoid, which should be no different than a field wire to your alt. Aslong as it feeds 12 volts and excites it (engages the solenoid/washer).Make sure there is no diode in the system your replacing(sorry worked on boats, motorcycles and airplanes the last 2 years and have forgotten the systems). But should be pretty straight forward.
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Re: Will 10 gauge wire work for battery to bulk head and...
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is more important a good alt, then the 10 gauge wire into alt wire, more than the batt wire itself where 12 could be enough... some other procedures are also advised depending on alternator used and equipment options
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Re: Will 10 gauge wire work for battery to bulk head and...
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If you are rewiring the car. Why don't you just run the heavy wire from the alternator to the starter relay (which is actually the connection to the battery.
What is this grey wire from bulkhead to the starter?
The only wires to the starter should be a constant power which is the big positive battery wire and a small brown wire from the starter relay.
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Re: Will 10 gauge wire work for battery to bulk head and...
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Do you still have a fusible link?
I still have the factory fusible link.
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Re: Will 10 gauge wire work for battery to bulk head and...
[Re: Blakcharger440]
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simply terminal isolation...
oh ok thats the grey wire... I think normally is black... maybe faded ?
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Re: Will 10 gauge wire work for battery to bulk head and...
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yes those are... rubber blocks are simply terminal/wire splice insulation
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