What determines battery cable size?
Hey all, I'm looking into replacing the factory battery cables in the spring to hopefully get more efficient (as in shorter) generator charging time. My question is, what do I "need to do" vs. what...
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Here's a Blue Sea DC Wire Gauge Chart I used when installing my inverter. Chances are your factory wiring is no better than 6 gauge from battery to converter, a situation made even worse in my case as my converter is located at the far rear of the trailer :E ... no wonder my WFCO converter can never get beyond 13.6 volts. :R It works well enough for general use but I've since installed a stand alone charger within feet of the battery that can do an honest 14.4 volts on the battery through 4 gauge cable ... the battery clearly likes it and so do I. :W
