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Henry Draper (64.40.41.127)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, August 28, 2001 - 11:43 am: | |
Thanks guys.
Your responses were great. On my bus, the post I was talking about is less than a foot (horizontally) away from the batteries. It's in the next bay, separated only by the wall. The post is a big threaded bolt, welded to the frame.
Based on all the very informative responses, it sounds like it would be wise to go ahead and cut a hole through the wall and attach the inverter negative to the negative distribution post. But it also sounds like my existing frame connection is close enough and well enough connected that it's ok.
I'll probably cut the hole!
Thanks again for the information. You folks are a wonderful resourse for the uninformed!
Henry
By the way, the battery wires are big ones--I'll have to check--but I'm guessing at least 00. I know they're bigger than the ones that are supplied as the inverter positive and negative cables. |
JayJay (64.12.102.52)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, August 28, 2001 - 10:28 pm: | |
Cut the hole...JJ |
Craig S (65.202.123.253)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, August 29, 2001 - 8:12 am: | |
Henry,
By installing a larger inverter, you need larger wires. I used the largest I could find, 4/0. A little bulky but no chance of a fire from melted wires.
Craig S |
Steve Fessenden (63.27.89.84)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, August 29, 2001 - 8:21 am: | |
Best prices on 4/0 welding wire here in Florida are at Graybar inc. I paid around $1.49 a foot. They had to order it and had it the next day. 2/0 was less than $1 a foot. Black only, use heat shrink tubing for color coding.
Steve Fessenden |
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