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Old 06-08-2009, 11:33 PM   #1156 (permalink)
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Hey, Ben!

You reminded me of something I thought of when I did the initial "three-day-read" of the entire thread last month. When I saw the picture of the original conduit my first thought was, "That looks a bit risky, hanging under the car where it could get snagged or damaged by road debris..." My second thought was, "Plastic conduit may be a good insulator but it doesn't offer any substantial protection if anything gets kicked up and hits it..."

...So, without having seen the new two inch conduit I wonder why you didn't just run some conduit INSIDE the car from front to rear? If you had done so you'd still get the insulating benefit of a plastic tube (if you had still chosen plastic) but you'd have the additional protection (and ground clearance) of the entire floorboard to protect the wires from damage (and the elements) over time. I have no doubt this would be more challenging to accomplish than how you originally did it, but to my way of thinking the safety factor would be worth the additional effort.

...just a thought.

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