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NihilAliquis
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May 22, 2013

Charging a deep cycle battery with lighter guage wire

I currently have a deep cycle battery sitting in my camper and I currently charge it by putting it in my truck while I'm on the road charging it off the alternator via a battery isolator. This is get...
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NihilAliquis
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May 22, 2013
I was thinking about running it through the trailer lights on the connection, but will it really not charge off of the loom wire? I was thinking about using some old jumper cable wire, but isn't that aluminium?

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