A Safe 12v Supply

Talk about the 406's electrical system, what wires do what, how to add extra functionality, etc.

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406executiveHDI wrote:After nearly distroying my car with the footwell lights.........
What did I miss? :o
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whats a distribution box look like one would be handy to have, i plan sometime to put a power inverter into the car to charge the laptop so a good tappable power supply from the front to the boot of the car is what i need for all these electrical appliances
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Welly wrote:
406executiveHDI wrote:After nearly distroying my car with the footwell lights.........
What did I miss? :o
He powered them directly off the BSI, which unsurprisingly started misbehaving :shock:
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mjb wrote:
Welly wrote:
406executiveHDI wrote:After nearly distroying my car with the footwell lights.........
What did I miss? :o
He powered them directly off the BSI, which unsurprisingly started misbehaving :shock:
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Welly wrote:Bejesus, let it be said that no man is to touch a Peugeot BSi unit. He must not touch it, he must not go near it and he must not even speak of such a device for it will punish him...........Welly; chapter 6 verse 4
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DiscoPol wrote:impotent Vulva
Fixed that for you
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... might shoot myself beforehand though, to escape the pain and embarrassment :cheesy:
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learn by your mistakes, i aint going near a bsi again
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Welly wrote:Forum members shalt not a fool of Welly maketh for one day thee shall be of advancing years and covet a turbo-charged Volvo saloon........
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406executiveHDI wrote:learn by your mistakes, i aint going near a bsi again
That'll be a neat trick, I think just about every car made this century has some form of mutihex system :(

On the other hand, I hear Lada are back in production...
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I need to tap my battery for something also.. do you know what size ring terminal and bolt I need to connect to the spare battery terminal?
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Recently i started getting a permanent positive from under the fuse box in a few cars, it takes a bit of time to get the fuse box out but does leave the wiring much tidier.
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I plan running my heavy amplifier cable under the car to a junction box in the boot. As it already has a 60-amp fuse fitted inline. This does mean though that I will have to ditch the current push-down-and-twist type battery connector that I already have. The cable was fitted to my 306, and me. not forward-thinking, cut it too short to run through the interior following contours. I was thinking of also running the RCA cables and amp remote the same way through a length of hose for protection, maybe using the gear lever hole as an exit point. Anyway, that is the current plan until a better thought comes along.
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