Archive for March, 2010

Battery Regulator Wiring

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

I worked a little more on the new wiring for the battery regulators.

Here are the regulators mounted on the metal rods. Behind is the junction box they fit in.

Here are the regulators mounted on the metal rods. Behind is the junction box they fit in.

These are the wire ends that attach to the regulators. I intended to strip out the green wire but it looks like the 3 wires are spiraled so it would be too difficult. I couldn't find 12/2 with other than extension cord and I didn't like the look of that.

These are the wire ends that attach to the regulators. I intended to strip out the green wire but it looks like the 3 wires are spiraled so it would be too difficult. I couldn't find 12/2 with other than extension cord and I didn't like the look of that.

These are the 8 wires that connect to the rear regulator rack. Crimped, soldered and wrapped.

These are the 8 wires that connect to the rear regulator rack. Crimped, soldered and wrapped.

The rack inside the junction box with a wire running down the side. All 8 will enter the box through the top. I still need to add a bar on the right side to keep the wires from putting stress on the top regulator. It will be a thin metal strip across the threaded rods.

The rack inside the junction box with a wire running down the side. All 8 will enter the box through the top. I still need to add a bar on the right side to keep the wires from putting stress on the top regulator. It will be a thin metal strip across the threaded rods.

This is the top where the 8 wires will exit the junction box and continue to the rear battery pack.

This is the top where the 8 wires will exit the junction box and continue to the rear battery pack.

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Update

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

I’ve made good progress on the battery regulator stacks. Both are assembled and the 8-stack for the rear pack is installed in a casing. I still want to add the fans but first I’ll probably run the wiring and figure out the mounting in the car. It will go next to the charger.

First up though is removing the charger and trimming the carpet up in the rear hatch. The finished product will have the charger installed on top of the stock carpeting, which will tuck under the access hatch for the rear 8 batteries.

On a side note, my wife’s Acura battery is dying again after 2 years. I’m tempted to get a Diehard and be done with it but with prorated warranty they encourage 2-years batteries with a 100k mile warranty…

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