getting power from car battery

**yuprules** · 11-04-2003, 08:13 PM

Originally Posted by ciagon

Make sure you fuse the line as close to the battery as possible. I have a 20A fuse located about 3 inches from the battery. It is encased in this nifty rubber deal you can buy at radio shack. Also, use some well insulated wire when running wire from the battery to the firewall - it gets hot in there.

If you skip the fuse, and the wire ever shorts, you will have a DEAD battery. (Might even blow up, not sure) Afterwards, you will have to throw it away and buy a new one.

--Tom

Is this the fuse holder that should be connected to the between the battery and the inverter that is in the cockpit? How does this hook up (it is hard to tell from the Radioshack picture).

http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...Fid=270%2D1237

**MeanGT** · 11-04-2003, 08:17 PM

Originally Posted by [H]Bugster

That would be great MeanGT!

ahhh crap,, I forgot. I will try again 2morrow,, sorry

**guitar333** · 11-04-2003, 08:31 PM

its not that hard, first decide if you want your computer hooked to a switch, or to remote on (only on when you have the car ignition on, like your radio). For that matter what kind of psu are you going to be using?

**carabuser** · 11-04-2003, 08:59 PM

Originally Posted by yuprules

Is this the fuse holder that should be connected to the between the battery and the inverter that is in the cockpit? How does this hook up (it is hard to tell from the Radioshack picture).

http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...Fid=270%2D1237

yup, thats one of 'em. I think you could take one end of the cable and hook it up straight to the battery and the other end to the cable that's going to be connected to the inverter. make sure you're using cables of the same thickness (i don't think it's necessary but will be a good idea thou)