Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 21:36:15 -0400 From: Four Weis <mweinopsamcom> Subject: Re: SAAB 900 Cabling difficulties
I ran a 4 gauge wire from the battery to a power distribution box in the trunk of my 900. Half of the trunk was amps and sub woofers. I ran the wire through the same hole, but mine had a rubber seal to keep water out. The longer the length of the wire, the thicker the wire has to be to carry the same current. A short run in the engine compartment can use a thinner wire. Those amps and sub woofers do use a considerable amount of power - and yes you will run the battery down real quick if you don't have the engine running. Just Bob wrote: > On 18 Oct 2001 07:22:03 -0700, doubling_andnopsamin.com (Ed) wrote: > > >Does anyone know the best place to run a > >thick (1/4 inch) battery cable from the boot (aka trunk) to the > >battery? > > I might ask why on earth you have such a large gauge wire for a > sub woofer (?). The entire car, aside from the starter, runs off > a smaller gauge wire than that. > > Bob