chrisf
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| posted on 1/6/05 at 02:43 PM |
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Battery Wire Gauge
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
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DarrenW
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| posted on 1/6/05 at 02:48 PM |
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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.
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ChrisGamlin
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| posted on 1/6/05 at 02:56 PM |
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I think the stuff Ive got is 25mm², seems about right and is the same thickness as the OEM stuff that was on the R1 starter relay. You can get 25mm²
crimp on ends with 6mm holes so they should fit onto the blade relay no problems.
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chrisf
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| posted on 1/6/05 at 03:07 PM |
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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
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ChrisGamlin
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| posted on 1/6/05 at 03:10 PM |
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By the way,has the post arrived yet Chris?
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chrisf
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| posted on 1/6/05 at 03:15 PM |
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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
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ChrisGamlin
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| posted on 1/6/05 at 03:26 PM |
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Hmm, 2 weeks ago yesterday. I sent it airmail too 
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chrisf
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| posted on 1/6/05 at 03:32 PM |
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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
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ChrisGamlin
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| posted on 1/6/05 at 04:07 PM |
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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?
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JoelP
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| posted on 1/6/05 at 04:46 PM |
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well, sometimes customs object to people posting large bags of cheng, maybe they've confiscated it?!  or sniffed it all themselves
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ChrisGamlin
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| posted on 1/6/05 at 07:24 PM |
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LOL, it was only a blade speedo sender, weighed about 50g!
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chrisf
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| posted on 1/6/05 at 07:37 PM |
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I'm sure it will turn up, probably by the 15th..at least I hope.
Thanks for all the help Chris.
--Chris
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ReMan
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| posted on 1/6/05 at 10:21 PM |
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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?)
www.plusnine.co.uk
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chrisf
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| posted on 2/6/05 at 11:00 AM |
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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
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tks
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| posted on 2/6/05 at 12:49 PM |
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UK post is sucks...
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
The above comments are always meant to be from the above persons perspective.
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