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Battery Wire Gauge
chrisf - 1/6/05 at 02:43 PM

Hi:

I need to pick up some battery wire at lunch today. What wire gauge should I specify? The only reason I ask is because I the blade starter relay seems kinda small, and I want to make sure whatever gauge wire I get is small enough to mate with a small connector on the relay.

Sorry if this makes little sense, but any help is appreciated.

--Chris

DarrenW - 1/6/05 at 02:48 PM

i would guess that whatever gauge is currently used by the OEM should be fine. It may make sense to go up a gauge to allow for extended cranking should it be required.

HTH,
Darren.

ChrisGamlin - 1/6/05 at 02:56 PM

I think the stuff Ive got is 25mm˛, seems about right and is the same thickness as the OEM stuff that was on the R1 starter relay. You can get 25mm˛ crimp on ends with 6mm holes so they should fit onto the blade relay no problems.

chrisf - 1/6/05 at 03:07 PM

Many thanks gents. I just needed a baseline before I went into the shop. I live in NASCAR country and would have felt a bit dumb taking home an OTT cable.

--Chris

ChrisGamlin - 1/6/05 at 03:10 PM

By the way,has the post arrived yet Chris?

chrisf - 1/6/05 at 03:15 PM

No, it hasn't yet. I had a coworker receive a package from the UK in ten days, but that was a CD. Who knows? Surely I will have it in a couple weeks. Do you you remember when you posted it?


Anyone have any experience with post timeframes from the UK-US?
--Chris

ChrisGamlin - 1/6/05 at 03:26 PM

Hmm, 2 weeks ago yesterday. I sent it airmail too

chrisf - 1/6/05 at 03:32 PM

Wow, that does seem a bit lengthy. Can you track the package?

This is the second package that got lost (if indeed it is lost) in post. I wonder what is wrong...

--Chris

ChrisGamlin - 1/6/05 at 04:07 PM

Afraid not, it was bloomin expensive to track it
I guess it might get delayed in customs or something if they don't know what it is?

JoelP - 1/6/05 at 04:46 PM

well, sometimes customs object to people posting large bags of cheng, maybe they've confiscated it?! or sniffed it all themselves

ChrisGamlin - 1/6/05 at 07:24 PM

LOL, it was only a blade speedo sender, weighed about 50g!

chrisf - 1/6/05 at 07:37 PM

I'm sure it will turn up, probably by the 15th..at least I hope.

Thanks for all the help Chris.

--Chris

ReMan - 1/6/05 at 10:21 PM

quote:
Originally posted by chrisf
I want to make sure whatever gauge wire I get is small enough to mate with a small connector on the relay.
--Chris

You may not be able to obtain those special Honda connectors, so you may want to do a butt joint in the cable to keep it simple?
(I hope the butt bit translates to USA ok?)

chrisf - 2/6/05 at 11:00 AM

quote:

I hope the butt bit translates to USA ok?


Unfortunately, no! Now that you mention it, Honda does have a strange, flat connector. I planned on getting the regular bolt on kind then bending them at a 90 degree ange where they meet the relay. Bad idea?

--Chris

tks - 2/6/05 at 12:49 PM

i have sended from spain some lights back to rally design..

in march but they never arrived there..
in spain they can only track to the shipment in airplaine...

then they wait for answers list coming from the UK but my package...with some expensive CIBIE lights never was founded etc...

i paid 30euro's (20pounds) for the shipment it was trackable and also priority....

i have filled in an search order but didn't heard nothing...

in the package i putted an letter with my e-mail etc..

well i think that the UK post has also some Seven builders....

Tks