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Re: [Healeys] Auxiliary Electric Power Source

To: Steve Gerow <steveg@abrazosdata.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Auxiliary Electric Power Source
From: Oudesluys <coudesluijs@chello.nl>
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:55:59 +0200
Whatever you do, use HD feed and earted wires and a 35A fuse. To draw 
1200W seems silly. That is 100A going through the wires.
Kees Oudesluijs
NL


Steve Gerow schreef:
> On my neg earth car, I followed the manual wiring diagram which shows the
> optional Cigar Lighter.
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> I wanted to be able to run a 1200Watt 12 volt Dust Buster vacuum and figured
> this calls for a heavy duty switch similar to the OD switch but 2-pole. 
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> I have wires going from both the switched and unswitched hot ignition leads,
> with an inline fuse between the source and the switch on each wire.
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> This is so I can run the vac with the car turned off without frying my
> Pertronix. The switch remains in the other position to supply the power
> outlet when the car's running. Since my car's a 5-speed the switch replaces
> the OD switch and looks identical in appearance.
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