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by ZAPPAGQ
Sat Aug 20, 2005 9:27 pm
Forum: Auto Electrical
Topic: Marine Cranking Amps??
Replies: 1
Views: 197

Marine Cranking Amps??

The Trojan deep cycle in my GQ is rated in Marine Cranking Amps??? Does anyone know what its about and how it differs from Cold Cranking Amps??? Apart from the name!! :?:
by ZAPPAGQ
Sat Aug 20, 2005 9:21 pm
Forum: Auto Electrical
Topic: Marine Cranking Amps??
Replies: 0
Views: 94

Marine Cranking Amps??

The Trojan deep cycle in my GQ is rated in Marine Cranking Amps??? Does anyone know what its about and how it differs from Cold Cranking Amps??? Apart from the name!! :?:
by ZAPPAGQ
Sat Aug 20, 2005 9:18 pm
Forum: Auto Electrical
Topic: Deep cycle, dual battery, etc.
Replies: 4
Views: 449

I have a Trojan in my GQ for the aux, awesome batteries. 110a/hours and 820cca. Are a bit dearer about $200-$250 I think but well worth it, will run my engel 3 days withoutrecharging. Are are also a bit bigger than a N70zz, so depends how much room you got :D
by ZAPPAGQ
Sat Aug 20, 2005 9:06 pm
Forum: Auto Electrical
Topic: unexplainable flat battries 24v
Replies: 16
Views: 697

Good to hear you are getting it sorted. There is nothing worse when talkin to a professional and all you get is negative!! Doesnt help the problem or the temper :twisted:
by ZAPPAGQ
Thu Aug 18, 2005 2:22 pm
Forum: Auto Electrical
Topic: another battery question
Replies: 21
Views: 864

Surely if your running a winch, you would have dual batterys? Is it petrol or diesel? If its petrol, I put a VT Commodore alt on my rx wagon, just had to make up a right angle bracket.(100amps). I wrote in a thread before, Take your positive lead off and put the multimeter on amps and put it from ...
by ZAPPAGQ
Thu Aug 18, 2005 1:59 pm
Forum: Nissan
Topic: 1991 TD42 diesel pump
Replies: 6
Views: 559

You may find that the rails are ok, maybe you should have a look at the injectors. Had a mate who rebuilt his cruiser and was doin the same thing. May have something to do with being a fresh motor(compression) :D
by ZAPPAGQ
Tue Aug 16, 2005 7:17 pm
Forum: Auto Electrical
Topic: CUSTOM DUAL BATTERY SETUP
Replies: 0
Views: 300

CUSTOM DUAL BATTERY SETUP

Just thought I would tell you guys about the dual battery setup in my Patrol. It had dual batteries with the normal ignition switched solenoid. But what I found was that when fishin with the engel goin all day (a MUST) and the floody at night there wasnt enough time to charge up the sec battery. So ...
by ZAPPAGQ
Tue Aug 16, 2005 7:13 pm
Forum: Auto Electrical
Topic: CUSTOM DUAL BATTERY SETUP
Replies: 1
Views: 351

CUSTOM DUAL BATTERY SETUP

Just thought I would tell you guys about the dual battery setup in my Patrol. It had dual batteries with the normal ignition switched solenoid. But what I found was that when fishin with the engel goin all day (a MUST) and the floody at night there wasnt enough time to charge up the sec battery. So ...
by ZAPPAGQ
Tue Aug 16, 2005 6:46 pm
Forum: Auto Electrical
Topic: unexplainable flat battries 24v
Replies: 16
Views: 697

HAVE YOU TRIED TAKING ONE OF YOUR BATTERY LEADS OFF (WITH EVERYTHING OFF) AND PUT A MULTIMETER ON AMPS IN CIRCUIT YOU MAY FIND THAT SOMETHING IS DRAWING POWER THAT YOU DONT KNOW OF. ALSO IF THE ALTERNATOR DIODES ARE PLAYING UP THEY WILL ALLOW POWER BACK THRU FLATTENING YOUR BATTERY! jUST A THOUGHT I ...
by ZAPPAGQ
Tue Aug 16, 2005 6:44 pm
Forum: Auto Electrical
Topic: unexplainable flat battries 24v
Replies: 16
Views: 697

HAVE YOU TRIED TAKING ONE OF YOUR BATTERY LEADS OFF (WITH EVERYTHING OFF) AND PUT A MULTIMETER ON AMPS IN CIRCUIT YOU MAY FIND THAT SOMETHING IS DRAWING POWER THAT YOU DONT KNOW OF. ALSO IF THE ALTERNATOR DIODES ARE PLAYING UP THEY WILL ALLOW POWER BACK THRU FLATTENING YOUR BATTERY! jUST A THOUGHT I ...
by ZAPPAGQ
Sun Aug 14, 2005 2:36 pm
Forum: Nissan
Topic: 253 into MQ dramas
Replies: 0
Views: 120

253 into MQ dramas

Hi guys, Over here in west oz we have an annual mechanical rodeo with a mudbog event and I scored an unfinished MQ with bellhousing and a 253. Heres my drama the bellhousing is an early dellow and was not designed to take the nissan slave! They want $375 for the kit but just an old bash so cheap is ...