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MEXICOWANDERER
May 22, 2017Explorer
To Eliminate A Land Mine !!!
RV battery post connections using wing nuts is "Hey Vern!" foolish.
Purchase a pair of bussbars.
Use a pair of post type CAR to bussbar main cables. This means only two wires to the battery posts. The two new cables.
Having multiple wires running to wing nuts is as hazardous as flashing a pedestrian "HIT ME!" sign in a New York City taxi zone.
Seal up the new cables with silicone dielectric grease. End of problems.
I made A LOT OF MONEY fixing multiple wires to battery post using wingnuts. It's a sure-fire recipe for disaster.
It is possible to get-away-with not using buss bars if an AGM battery is used. But a flooded battery fumes too much.
RV battery post connections using wing nuts is "Hey Vern!" foolish.
Purchase a pair of bussbars.
Use a pair of post type CAR to bussbar main cables. This means only two wires to the battery posts. The two new cables.
Having multiple wires running to wing nuts is as hazardous as flashing a pedestrian "HIT ME!" sign in a New York City taxi zone.
Seal up the new cables with silicone dielectric grease. End of problems.
I made A LOT OF MONEY fixing multiple wires to battery post using wingnuts. It's a sure-fire recipe for disaster.
It is possible to get-away-with not using buss bars if an AGM battery is used. But a flooded battery fumes too much.
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