Battery Relocation Question
Question? What are all the relays for.I never had a problem with thw regulator mopar system.The only thing I do is run a #1 wire from the battery to the starter or the the sterter relay.I know what relays do and understand the use of them.What I don,t understand is all the ford starter relays.
I don't agree that the Ford relay is needed, but a lot of guys run them because this "lessens" the size of a hot lead running up front. In other words, when the car is running, the only live cable going up front is the charging wire say, #6 or so, and it can be fused.
The starter lead is only hot when running the starter.
The other "continuous" solenoid is needed because of NHRA rules if you are going to race, but it's a good idea, "depending."
For NHRA, the disconnect MUST kill battery power AND MUST KILL THE ENGINE. In the case of so many guys running "one wire" alternators this means that if the engine is running fast enough to charge, then when you pull the disconnect, the engine WILL KEEP ON RUNNING off the alternator.
One thing to keep in mind, here, ( I didn't, back in the day) is that if your street car gets punched in the ***, you have a "welder" back there capable of several hundred amps, AND you have 10-30 gal of fuel separated by thin sheet metal.