What ga wire do I need ?
I currently have a WFCO 45 amp converter. I have never been happy with it.
I have a voltmeter that tells me it is almost always at 13.6 volts. It never drops below that and in 8 years I have only seen it hit 14.4 once. I e mailed Randy at best converter a while back, and he suggested replacing it with a PD 55 amp wildkat. I bought that one and it came yesterday.
The instructions say " DO NOT " replace a converter with a higher amperage one.
I was hoping that the factory might have used a heavier wire than necessary, just to simplify their stock by using the same wire they have for a larger unit.
I checked my wires and they clearly say 6 AWG.
Does anyone know if #6 AWG is sufficient to handle 55 amps to a 2 battery bank at 20' ?
Thanks for any input. If I needed to run heavier wire, I can get at everything to do that. I just figured there must be a formula for amperage at a certain distance and wire gauge, and if any would know, it would be someone on here.
I have a voltmeter that tells me it is almost always at 13.6 volts. It never drops below that and in 8 years I have only seen it hit 14.4 once. I e mailed Randy at best converter a while back, and he suggested replacing it with a PD 55 amp wildkat. I bought that one and it came yesterday.
The instructions say " DO NOT " replace a converter with a higher amperage one.
I was hoping that the factory might have used a heavier wire than necessary, just to simplify their stock by using the same wire they have for a larger unit.
I checked my wires and they clearly say 6 AWG.
Does anyone know if #6 AWG is sufficient to handle 55 amps to a 2 battery bank at 20' ?
Thanks for any input. If I needed to run heavier wire, I can get at everything to do that. I just figured there must be a formula for amperage at a certain distance and wire gauge, and if any would know, it would be someone on here.
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