I've learned a lot about my Cruiser over the last year, done some fairly involved jobs on it, and I'm getting fairly confident (though not necessarily good) at working under the hood. But working on electrical stuff is still way over my head.
So... can anyone recommend a good how-to book / primer on how a car's electrical system works? I saw that book "Managing 12 Volts" but it seemed a bit involved for my purposes. I don't have any desire to run a fridge, put in dual batteries, or upgrade the OEM alt or anything (don't even want a winch for now). I just want to know basic stuff -- for instance -- how it all works, how to install a set of fog lights or maybe a CB. How to not kill myself working on it, too. And everytime I see electric circuits drawn out I tend to get a headache, so perhaps something that will explain what I'm looking at. Or just give me diagrams and step by step instructions that even a dummy like me can I understand.
Any tips? Can anyone recommend the Haynes book or that Jim Horner book or anything else out there? I like the diagrams in the FSM and can understand those alright, any books that are sorta like that?
Thanks
Jason
So... can anyone recommend a good how-to book / primer on how a car's electrical system works? I saw that book "Managing 12 Volts" but it seemed a bit involved for my purposes. I don't have any desire to run a fridge, put in dual batteries, or upgrade the OEM alt or anything (don't even want a winch for now). I just want to know basic stuff -- for instance -- how it all works, how to install a set of fog lights or maybe a CB. How to not kill myself working on it, too. And everytime I see electric circuits drawn out I tend to get a headache, so perhaps something that will explain what I'm looking at. Or just give me diagrams and step by step instructions that even a dummy like me can I understand.
Any tips? Can anyone recommend the Haynes book or that Jim Horner book or anything else out there? I like the diagrams in the FSM and can understand those alright, any books that are sorta like that?
Thanks
Jason