Proper Cable Gauge
My cousin is has a smittybilt winch (model 97495 XRC).
It comes with a 5' 4 gauge cable that's supposed to be connected directly to the battery.
If he wants to put a longer cable (15' to be exact) how much larger does the gauge need to be for 15'.
I should point out that the cable that came with it (4gauge) is rated for 400 amps at max draw) - and I know that he's not going to use it at max draw.
According to the install instructions, it pulls
80 amps at no load,
165 amps at 2000 lb load
240 amps at 4000 lb load
320 amps at 6000 lb load
380 amps at 8000 lb load
435 amps at 9500 lb load (max winch is rated at)
Can he:
1. Upgrade to a 2gauge or a 0/2 (or is that 2/0?) and will that work?
2. He has a bunch of 4Gauge (over 30') and can he double up both of the lines and run them together from teh battery to the winch (I just read on here something about how they have to be perfectly matched or the current will over run one of the two cables?).
Any other options would be gladly appreciated.
Thanks!
Josh
It comes with a 5' 4 gauge cable that's supposed to be connected directly to the battery.
If he wants to put a longer cable (15' to be exact) how much larger does the gauge need to be for 15'.
I should point out that the cable that came with it (4gauge) is rated for 400 amps at max draw) - and I know that he's not going to use it at max draw.
According to the install instructions, it pulls
80 amps at no load,
165 amps at 2000 lb load
240 amps at 4000 lb load
320 amps at 6000 lb load
380 amps at 8000 lb load
435 amps at 9500 lb load (max winch is rated at)
Can he:
1. Upgrade to a 2gauge or a 0/2 (or is that 2/0?) and will that work?
2. He has a bunch of 4Gauge (over 30') and can he double up both of the lines and run them together from teh battery to the winch (I just read on here something about how they have to be perfectly matched or the current will over run one of the two cables?).
Any other options would be gladly appreciated.
Thanks!
Josh
