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| Subject: | Re: Fusible links NOW VARIATION ON A THEME |
Gents, thanks again for the responses....I have installed the manual (300
amp rated) disconnect 6" from the battery, and it is reachable for an
emergency disconnect.
Best...
Bob Verwey
On 8 December 2014 at 18:00, Jeff Luckey <jluckey@pacbell.net> wrote:
> BobV,
>
> The rule of thumb is to keep the fat wires that are bolted directly to B+
> as short as possible. My personal rule is less than 18 inches.
>
> Is there a reason not to add a traditional start solenoid right at the
> battery? In your case is may be redundant but it keeps the un-protected
> feeder length short. You would have to move the master relay to that
> position also - so that's another few feet of #4. This is probably less
> expensive than the manual disconnect & it keeps the big starter cable inert
> except during cranking.
>
> -Jeff
>
>
> On Monday, December 8, 2014 3:25 AM, Bob Verwey <bob.verwey@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
> Correct Bob N, I have only a 70amp relay to feed the bus.
>
> [image: Inline images 1]
>
> Best...
>
> Bob Verwey
>
>
> On 4 December 2014 at 17:58, Robert L. Nuckolls, III <
> nuckolls.bob@aeroelectric.com> wrote:
>
> nuckolls.bob@aeroelectric.com>
>
> At 02:19 2014-12-04, you wrote:
>
> So I have a fat wire (00) running from the battery behind pilot seat, to
> the firewall, from whence the starter fat wire is connected on the engine
> side, and a 4 awg behind the firewall to the bus through a contactor.
>
>
> You mean that your battery contactor is not
> mounted adjacent to the battery?
>
>
> Bob . . .
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