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Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 12-02-2022, 11:49 PM
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Posted By John in Santa Cruz
to clarify the above... currently, I wired each...

to clarify the above... currently, I wired each battery with its own pair of + and - wires to the bus bars, with 120A ANL fuses inline with the plus cables, using AWG 4. I am toying with wiring...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 12-02-2022, 11:33 PM
Replies: 126
Views: 8,287
Posted By John in Santa Cruz
I bought this Class T 225A fast-blow fuse holder,...

I bought this Class T 225A fast-blow fuse holder, Blue Sea brand, to replace my ANL fuses, along with some AWG 1/0 wire and 3/8" ring terminals, with the idea of redoing my battery mains but I have...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 12-02-2022, 04:12 PM
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Posted By John in Santa Cruz
the problem is, AWG gauges are in between metric...

the problem is, AWG gauges are in between metric gauges. the hydraulic one would probably be easier to use if you have a bench vise to hold it, then you can pump it with one hand while you hold the...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 12-02-2022, 03:40 PM
Replies: 126
Views: 8,287
Posted By John in Santa Cruz
its challenging finding a suitable crimper for 0...

its challenging finding a suitable crimper for 0 and larger gauges. I think the one I prefer using only goes up to 2 gauge (and has jaws for 2,4,6,8). odd gauge wire like 1 is rare.

watch out...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 12-02-2022, 01:21 PM
Replies: 126
Views: 8,287
Posted By John in Santa Cruz
FWIW, my 2000W Renogy inverter came with cables...

FWIW, my 2000W Renogy inverter came with cables that were made up of 2 #4 each in parallel, about 4 feet long. the length was nearly perfect to reach my main battery bus bars, each of my batts has...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 11-30-2022, 12:45 PM
Replies: 126
Views: 8,287
Posted By John in Santa Cruz
I use some cheap 20 ga speaker wire for this sort...

I use some cheap 20 ga speaker wire for this sort of thing.
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 11-27-2022, 11:28 PM
Replies: 126
Views: 8,287
Posted By John in Santa Cruz
when you put a heavy load on the battery, then...

when you put a heavy load on the battery, then shut it off, you should wait at least 5-10 mins before measuring the 'rest' voltage, which will indicate your charge state.
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 11-22-2022, 08:10 PM
Replies: 126
Views: 8,287
Posted By John in Santa Cruz
while it is interesting to watch the voltage...

while it is interesting to watch the voltage under loads, you will only get the battery status by measuring the voltage after shutting the load off. under very high loads, the voltage can drop...
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 11-20-2022, 03:53 AM
Replies: 126
Views: 8,287
Posted By John in Santa Cruz
btw, a Maxxfan deluxe (the 10 speed version) on...

btw, a Maxxfan deluxe (the 10 speed version) on the highest speed is almost 5 amps ... thats my usual battery load test in the trailer, like if I want to quickly bleed off surface charge.
Forum: Escape Systems | Water, Waste, Charging & Propane 11-20-2022, 03:45 AM
Replies: 126
Views: 8,287
Posted By John in Santa Cruz
FWIW, Autozone is likely to use a modern high...

FWIW, Autozone is likely to use a modern high frequency AC based digital battery capacity tester that gives you a CCA number but its basically a guess. a real battery store is more likely to have an...
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