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Old 7th August 2010, 08:44 PM
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Thanks for the comments and taking the time to look over the diagrams..

TwinTurbo - The charge light diode confused me for a while and took a few attempts to get right - when I work out which one to use I will add the part number. For the alternator feed I was planning to wire it back to the battery directly. Effectively the circuit would be connected as my diagram -but the physical wiring would be different. I will update the diagram to make it clearer that a dedicated cable should be used.

Ginge - glad I can be some help Electrics seem to be one of the areas that isn't documented very well so I thought I would see if I could change that! Once the final diagram is complete feel free to add it as a sticky to the forum.

baz-r - well spotted on the neg switched circuits - must have been asleep when I did those - will correct them and repost. Horns seem a bit of a grey area so I've played it safe - and I figure it gives you an emergency spare in cae you breakdown I used twin fuses for a number of the light circuits so that in the event that a fuse blows, you should still have some working lights. Good idea regarding a master fuse - would you suggest putting it where I have marked in the attached pic? In the location I've shown I figure it would cover both the permanent and switched live feeds. Do you have any reccomendations for the type of fuse and rating to fit? I was thinking of something like http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.e...s/holders2.php I see the Midi fuses are 40-100Amp while the Maxi are 100-250Amp. The extra diode on the charge light is included because some people have had problems with engine run on due to the megajolt continuing to draw power from the charge light after the ignition has been switched off.

Thanks again for all your help guys - and look out for version 2 coming to a forum near you soon

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