wire size, 4 6v batteries in series
Hi folks. In anticipation of some boondocking this fall, i'm upgrading my battery bank from 2 6v to 4 6v in series. I have a Monaco Monarch on the ford chassis, and have room for the additional two ...
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Fellas, I ended up with 4/0 copper wire for the interconnects between the batteries as the welding store only had that wire but the foot. I then went to an electrical shop and they recommended aluminum lugs as shown in the picture. They said copper wire with aluminum lugs was not an issue and suggested an anti-corrosion paste which I bought. Is that set up ok, aluminum lugs and copper wire? Also, now my neg/pos coach wires are a smaller diameter then my battery inter-connects. Is that an issue, nothing has been changed in the coach.
Thanks for any comments
Bill
[/img]Fellas, I ended up with 4/0 copper wire for the interconnects between the batteries as the welding store only had that wire but the foot. I then went to an electrical shop and they recommended aluminum lugs as shown in the picture. They said copper wire with aluminum lugs was not an issue and suggested an anti-corrosion paste which I bought. Is that set up ok, aluminum lugs and copper wire? Also, now my neg/pos coach wires are a smaller diameter then my battery inter-connects. Is that an issue, nothing has been changed in the coach.
Thanks for any comments
Bill
