Alan -
I have used the stock starter and generator on my BJ8 without fail for
90K miles since rebuild in 1985 and have never had a problem with
starting or charging - the starter has not been touched by a spanner
in over 20 years. The BN1 the same, for 15K miles since I bought it
in 2002.
I don't see the need for special cabling here - the main thing is just
making sure all connections are good and the starter is in good shape
before going in. I never over crank....
Alan
On 9/3/08, Alan Bromfield <alan.bromfield@virgin.net> wrote:
> Team.
> Some advice from your collective wisdom please. I am rewiring my BN4 project
> and have reached the stage of running the main battery cables from the boot
> to the solenoid and then to the starter motor. I am using a standard starter
> motor and would like to minimise the volt drop throughout the length of the
> cable. Rather than using the standard off-the-shelf battery cables I am
> considering using welding cable. It is more flexible and has higher current
> carrying capacity.
>
> Could someone advise the size of cable I should go for? Choices available
> are 306/0.26strand (16sq.mm) rated at 110Amps, or 680/0.26strand (35sq.mm)
> rated at 240 Amps. The simple answer would be the biggest is best, but the
> size of the copper internal raises challenges sourcing connectors big enough
> to fit. Is the 16mm big enough and 35mm OTT or should I just go for the
> biggest and deal with the connection challenges?
>
> Thanks for your input.
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