About to replace my battery
I am about to replace my battery with 4 Duracell 6 volt batteries. While I am doing this, I want to add a disconnect switch (so that I can guaranty everything is truly disconnected) Can someone re...
Forum Discussion
tim1970 wrote:enblethen wrote:
Yes, go with the 2/0.
Make sure you find some fine stranded wire like from a marine store. Stay away from building wire!
Here are the specs of the wire I am considering. I can get just about any length I need with the connectors already on it.
Specifications:
Conductor Size: 2/0 AWG
Stranding: 1330 strands of copper (30 AWG ea strand, rope lay Class K)
Outside Diameter of stranding: 0.450 inches (nominal)
Outside Diameter of finished cable: 0.660 inches (nominal)
Amps: Rated to handle 330 amps continuous outside of engine space (280 amps continuous inside engine space)
Weight: 0.578 lbs per foot
Overkill for the batts to breaker and such. 2 gauge between batts is fine. Its only 6 gauge to converter and neg wire. 30 -40 amp breaker so size for that. Why go bigger..
Now when you get inverter, thats a seperate system to batts. I also ran 2 gauge 5 feet. Thats 5 feet x 2. So 10 feet total.
2 gauge your good for 150 amps.
1100 watt inverter / 12 volts = 91 amps I put a 150 amps ANL breaker inline with the inverter.
So you aint getting more then that through the inverter. Save your money and buy 2 gauge...
