Redwood |
05-30-02 01:57 AM |
Power -- Battery->Starter->Where?
Okay, this is pretty basic, but I just don't want to get it wrong. I'm wiring my car a little differently than stock (it's an 84 w/88 engine, see below). I have the battery in the passenger storage bin area and plenty of 2 gauge wire to use here. I'm under the impression that the positive from the battery goes directly to the starter, but than how does the rest of the system get power? I mean the lights, gauges, radio, etc.
My other thought is that there is a line coming off of the battery that goes to the system wiring (I think I saw this on my car before tearing it apart, but can't remember) and then the big wire to the starter. If this is the case, how does the starter know to take the power? I understand that when the ignition is turned to start, it cuts power to (most) everything else and only goes to one wire, but how does that wire hook up?
If you can't tell by my ramblings, I'm kinda lost on the subject. Please enlighten me here. TIA
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