Greeting to the wealth of knowledge and experience known as BITOG...
Mostly I am looking for advice on building/upgrading factory ground wires as well as the peripheral knowledge that would be of benefit when wiring in a 9,000lb winch, which is the cause for upgrading the electrical system to begin with.
I am thinking military style battery terminals and using mostly marine ring terminals and wire for corrosion resistance. It 2 AWG big enough? Thats the size that came with the Warn winch to go directly from the winch to the battery.
It's going on a old truck with single (should I add a second battery?) 850CCA group 65 napa legend battery, and I believe a 130 amp alternator (Whatever ford used in the mid to late 90s)
Also what are the good standby brands to look for when buying wire, rosin flux, solder, terminals, etc? I have never been to picky on electrical projects in the past but want the best I can get.
Finally, this is mostly going to be used for log retrieval on some decent sized trees I want to pull out of ravines and creeks after cutting them to appropriate sizes, so I am looking to maximize my winches duty cycle without killing my battery(s) or burning anything up electrically. It will obviously be nice having it around for self recovery or pulling a neighbor out of the ditch also.
Thanks!
Mostly I am looking for advice on building/upgrading factory ground wires as well as the peripheral knowledge that would be of benefit when wiring in a 9,000lb winch, which is the cause for upgrading the electrical system to begin with.
I am thinking military style battery terminals and using mostly marine ring terminals and wire for corrosion resistance. It 2 AWG big enough? Thats the size that came with the Warn winch to go directly from the winch to the battery.
It's going on a old truck with single (should I add a second battery?) 850CCA group 65 napa legend battery, and I believe a 130 amp alternator (Whatever ford used in the mid to late 90s)
Also what are the good standby brands to look for when buying wire, rosin flux, solder, terminals, etc? I have never been to picky on electrical projects in the past but want the best I can get.
Finally, this is mostly going to be used for log retrieval on some decent sized trees I want to pull out of ravines and creeks after cutting them to appropriate sizes, so I am looking to maximize my winches duty cycle without killing my battery(s) or burning anything up electrically. It will obviously be nice having it around for self recovery or pulling a neighbor out of the ditch also.
Thanks!