

| Subject: | Re: Hooking up interior lights to Aux. Battery? |
| From: | Mike Collum |
| Date: | Sun, 16 Apr 2006 21:52:07 -0400 |
Oh ... one thing I failed to mention is ... the brake lights also run off the aux battery using the method I described below. The reason I ran 2 wires from the aux battery instead of one with a jumper behind the fuse panel is (even though I used fairly large wires) I could use slightly smaller gauge wires instead one really large one. Mike Mike Collum wrote: > On my '85 Westy (same basic wiring) I set it up so the aux battery runs > the interior lights, the radio, and the cigarette lighter. > > First ... disconnect the batteries so you don't create any arcs and sparks. > > I removed fuses 8 and 9 (and left them out) then put the piggyback type > of connectors on the "Far" side of the fuse block (where the wires come > in and go out) on the side downstream of the fuses (accessory side) so I > could run power from the aux battery to these locations. > > I then ran 2 fused wires (you could do it with one and use a jumper > where you added the piggybacks) up to the piggyback connectors and now > the aux powers everything that used to use fuses 8 and 9. > > Mike > > > Rod Smith wrote: > >> Hello, >> I've recently added an aux. battery to my '84 Westy. >> It was no trouble re-routing the refridgerator, but I.m not sure about >> how >> to go about re-wiring the interior lighting to also run off the aux. >> battery. Specificly, I'd like to re-route the light over the sink >> along with >> the lights over the front doors. >> I've poked around the fuse box and these lights don't seem to be tied >> into >> any of the fuses I can find. >> So, what is the best way to re-route these lights? >> Thanks! >> Rod. >> >
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