Is there any good reason for this???
It was really bothering me that in me new fifth wheel I could not figure out how my house batteries got their power to the distribution center. I see 8 gauge wire going into my power distribution pane...
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wa8yxm wrote:
I think I see the issue here.
Battery--8ga wire---Breaker---12 ga wire
The O/P is concerened that the wire shrinks.
Not a concern. the breaker is, I assume the proper size to protect the 12ga wire...
It’s more of a question of why would they make the house battery power feed go all the way up into the pin box before going back into the coach. Why not have A wire to the battery from the tow connector and a wire from the power distribution box to the battery? I understand the breaker placement you put them close as possible to the power source on either end. Just wondering if I should cut the long line that goes from the pin box to the converter and connect it to the battery effectively removing about ten feet of cable. The charge circuit will still be in tact from the tow connector.
