Batteries--Changing from 2x12v to 2x6v
I'm planning on switching out my two original 12-volt batteries to two 6-volt. My question: Currently with the 12v in parallel, there are 3-4 cables hooked to the positive terminals of each battery. ...
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WyoTraveler wrote:I sorta' understood you weren't using duct tape as an insulator. It's just not a good habit to use it around wiring at all. It took me a couple of years to break my duct tape habits. :Dwestend wrote:WyoTraveler wrote:No duct tape on electrical connections, please! The tape is conductive. There are labels available for marking wires.
Lots of good info posted. If some wires are too short don't splice and tape. Properly run them to a terminal block. Safer and if you have any problems later it is easier to trouble shoot problems. Label the wires. I use duck tape over insulated cables and felt tip pen to label. Otherwise you'll be untaping splices later and wondering where the @#$@@& did those wires go. And your DW will say you should have labeled them. :B
Maybe I wasn't clear. I'm not using it as electrical tape. I put the duck tape over the insulated wire back a few inches from the connection. It is used for labeling not as an insulation. Sorry it wasn't clear. I label any wires I remove and replace on anything I work on. Worked in electronics too long not to label wires.
