What circuit to run bottle heater off? - Honda Prelude Forum

dubzz24 · 03-17-2004, 04:54 PM

Quick question: in laughin2.2's Zex heater install doc, he mentioned using a circuit that is capabel of supplying 15A extra current. What circuit did you guys use?

axion68 · 03-17-2004, 04:57 PM

I ran my bottle heater straight from the underhood fuse box. There are 2 wires (maybe 1 hot and one negative, not sure at the moment) that come straight off the battery IIRC

dubzz24 · 03-17-2004, 05:21 PM

Yeah, I was considering doing that already.

NXLude · 03-17-2004, 05:29 PM

I took out the stock jack and ran a painless wiring fuse panel in there direct from the battery. I also switched it. So all my nitrous stuff is fed direct from that fuse panel. I can turn all the nitrous accessories on an off at the same time now.

MugenPoweredLude · 03-18-2004, 06:45 PM

^^^hmmm
that sounds like a good idea
but since im stripping my interior when I get halfway with my build(nitrous, clutch, cams and hondata) ill probally mount it in the cockpit somewhere but behind me

NXLude · 03-18-2004, 10:14 PM

It looks really clean and pretty. Made the wiring of everything so very very easy. Ill get pics sometime....

MugenPoweredLude · 03-21-2004, 10:37 AM

yea whenever you get the chance post up some pics

so you have some long wires running back through the cabin to the battery huh?

NXLude · 03-21-2004, 10:47 PM

Yeah, I pulled the carpet out and ran it under there so you cant even see it.....theres all sorts of crap under my carpet...

MJShelgosh · 04-13-2004, 08:37 PM

You can always tap directly off the open fuses in the fusebox under the left side of your car ( 5th Gen )

dubzz24 · 04-14-2004, 09:06 AM

I ended up tapping off the windshield wiper fuse. I figure the bottle heater won't be on if the wipers are on, because I don't spray in the rain.

axion68 · 04-15-2004, 11:16 PM

you might get the specs on how much power the bottle heater pulls, many heaters pull 18-20 amps

dubzz24 · 04-16-2004, 10:45 AM

I've been running the heater for a few weeks, no problems. 30a fuse, so I'm sure it can handle it with the wipers off

430Luder · 04-23-2004, 03:39 PM

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