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Re: [GMCnet] Battery line going from house to engine batteries [message #352400] Tue, 25 February 2020 22:16
powwerjon is currently offline  powwerjon   United States
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Go to your local welding supply store and get some 000 welding cable. It
will be much cheaper and has a high amp caring capacity.

J.R. Wright
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On Tue, Feb 25, 2020 at 9:03 PM Gerard Hickey via Gmclist <
gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:

> I am in the process of rewiring pretty much all the internal wiring
> (mostly 12v, but probably will end up doing some of the 110v also). In
> the process I need to replace the line that runs from the house
> batteries up to the engine compartment. What is there is corroded and
> most of the insulation in the engine compartment is breaking off. West
> Marine has wire up to 6 AWG, but it seems that the wire that is there is
> a larger gauge. I checked O'Reilly's and they can order at least 000
> gauge. I would rather have a marine cable that will hold up to the
> elements better, but I am not certain what gauge is there or should be
> installed.
>
> Does anyone have any idea what would be the appropriate gauge to install?
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
> Gerard Hickey / WTØF IRLP:3067/Echolink:529661
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