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Date:         Thu, 20 Dec 2001 21:58:34 -0500
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: A twist on dual-battery configurations
Comments: To: ron@busdepot.com
Comments: cc: The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com>
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At 09:50 PM 12/20/2001, The Bus Depot wrote: > > was completely shorted your "15-amp" 12-ga setup would pass > > something like one thousand amps until something melted ... > > >...which would be the fuse that is built into the relay for exactly that >purpose.

Quite right -- just like the (larger) fuse that would be in a heavier-gauge arrangement.

:) david

-- David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation"


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