With the increased power demands and better battery in the FJ I figured it was time to upgrade the chassis grounding. Toyota uses a wire gauge that I consider to small for the demands that we are going to place on it. With the new grounds in place the starter does turn noticeably faster. First…
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Electrical
Auxiliary Battery selection
by tomas •
In consideration of your auxiliary power needs you may choose to install an auxiliary battery system. Selection on the battery for this system is critical to the performance and reliability. I chose to use an Odyssey battery to power my system. For me I needed a battery that met the following criteria: True Deep Cycle…
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Carling Switches
by tomas •
When adding multiple electrical components to the FJ Cruiser you will rapidly run out of switch locations. I spent sometime searching for the best switch technology for my additional applications. I settled on Carling Technology switches. Carling offers a switch calls the Contura (J-Series) Rocker switch. The switch in environmentally sealed and rated for a…