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Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 03-23-2015, 06:24 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 6,470
Posted By booster
Re: DC wiring - Best Practices

Ours says Molex on it, but looks like the one in the link. It is also spring loaded down to hold the lug in place.

I have done a lot of the chisel type crimps, usually very poorly, probably only...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 03-23-2015, 04:54 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 6,470
Posted By booster
Re: DC wiring - Best Practices

We use one like this

https://www.amazon.com/NOCO-D800-Hammer-Indent-Crimping/dp/B006VU5WX8/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1427129521&sr=8-12&keywords=cable+lug+crimper

There are several different...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 03-21-2015, 05:23 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 6,470
Posted By booster
Re: DC wiring - Best Practices

That sounds just about what I came up with when I added the second 4 ga from the engine to coach.
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 03-21-2015, 02:56 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 6,470
Posted By booster
Re: DC wiring - Best Practices

It is interesting about the parallel stuff. As Mark says, adding stuff increases resistance, most times. With two fuses in parallel, you double the ohms of resistance you are using, but they are in...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 03-20-2015, 04:28 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 6,470
Posted By booster
Re: DC wiring - Best Practices

I must be missing something here.

If you have a source---feed to two separate fuses that feed the two separate wires---tied together on the exit end to feed load. I don't see how any wire could...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 03-04-2015, 02:07 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 6,470
Posted By booster
Re: DC wiring - Best Practices

Me either, but I did do it on our coach wiring when I added a second #4 from the separator to the coach batteries. I have 80 amp breakers on each end, of each wire, to protect them. I have seen a...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 02-28-2015, 01:14 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 6,470
Posted By booster
Re: DC wiring - Best Practices

In Davydd's case, I don't think the charge acceptance rate is going to make any difference at all, because he has so much capacity Even if he had wet cells charging at .4C (which they will do, but...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 02-28-2015, 01:05 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 6,470
Posted By booster
Re: DC wiring - Best Practices

Over the years, I have done lots of ground checking on cars, nearly all unibodies, and found that if the connections to the body were good the grounds were excellent and extremely low resistance. The...
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