battery box and hookup
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battery box and hookup
Hi Guys, heres one... I was hooking up my batteries yesterday. Trying to figure out the cables. It went this way: I know the batt. are in series. under the seat inclosure lives the battery box. on the outside of the battery box within the seat inclosure 2 cables go into the batt. box- one ground,(frame) one from the starter. but up from the floor within the batt. box is one cable with 2 termanal lugs (they go to the neg. and pos. of the batteries completing the flow. My question is: the other side of the cable with 2 lugs goes up to the engine compartment and thru the firewall (contains 2 #12 wires that go no where, just hanging there... WHERE DO THEY CONNECT TO????? the truck starts, no problem. ANYONE CAN HELP?????VT and VT&1/2
vinnytruck
Re: battery box and hookup
Someone added two 12 Volt taps for a couple of 12 volt accessories. If you are not using any 12 volt accessories then eliminate those two #12 wires. If you elect to keep them it would be wise to fuse them at the battery end connection with a fuse size appropriate to the accessory or if being kept as a spare source of 12 volt power then use about a 2 to 5 amp fuse in each wire.
Are you keeping the truck stock and 24 volt?
Are you keeping the truck stock and 24 volt?
Wes K
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54 M37, 66 M101, 45MB, 51 M38, 60 CJ5, 46 T3-C
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wsknettl@centurytel.net
54 M37, 66 M101, 45MB, 51 M38, 60 CJ5, 46 T3-C
MVPA 22099
Disclaimer: Any data posted is for general info only and may not be M37 specific or meet with the approval of some esteemed gurus.
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Re: battery box and hookup
CUZ, Thanks for the reply. I will check with a volt meter, Nice going... We want to keep the truck 24v Is this wise? thanks VT
vinnytruck
Re: battery box and hookup
I suppose "WISE" would depend on several things:
wallet
tool box
test equipment and adapters
technical competence
type of restoration IE motor pool or factory original or daily driver
wallet
tool box
test equipment and adapters
technical competence
type of restoration IE motor pool or factory original or daily driver
Wes K
wsknettl@centurytel.net
54 M37, 66 M101, 45MB, 51 M38, 60 CJ5, 46 T3-C
MVPA 22099
Disclaimer: Any data posted is for general info only and may not be M37 specific or meet with the approval of some esteemed gurus.
wsknettl@centurytel.net
54 M37, 66 M101, 45MB, 51 M38, 60 CJ5, 46 T3-C
MVPA 22099
Disclaimer: Any data posted is for general info only and may not be M37 specific or meet with the approval of some esteemed gurus.
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Re: battery box and hookup
Hey Cuz, VT here, You were right. Took a volt meter to the 2 wires, they were both hot 12v. thanks for the enlightenment. VT, My next quest is where to buy the plugs to make my own wiring, it looks like a bomb hit all the wiring under there.
vinnytruck
Re: battery box and hookup
vinnytruck wrote:Hey Cuz, VT here, You were right. Took a volt meter to the 2 wires, they were both hot 12v. thanks for the enlightenment. VT, My next quest is where to buy the plugs to make my own wiring, it looks like a bomb hit all the wiring under there.
Good luck with sorting all that spaghetti out !! You can get repro connectors from variuos sources but I bought mine from Vintage Wiring of Maine.
Cheers
Stu
Stu
1952 Dodge M37 with 1952 M101 Trailer
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1952 Dodge M37 with 1952 M101 Trailer
MVT UK
SMVG Scotland