Date:         Sun, 4 May 2003 13:57:19 -0700
Reply-To:     Mark Drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
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From:         Mark Drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: ADBQ
Comments: To: Mike Collum <collum@MFX.NET>
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I've been using big wires for 10 years in my Syncro Camper.  On Baja
trips I park unmoving for days or weeks at a time. In hot weather I run
my swamp cooler a lot and the aux bat gets pretty low after a few days.
Then I start the engine and use my CLUB to hold the throttle at 2000 rpm
for 30 mins. If  I used small wires like the VW type kits use I would
have to run it for hours to get the same charge.  I have done this a
hundred times with no problem.

I'm not sure what you mean by massive. I have an 80 amp fuse on the
large positive wire between the 2  batteries. The same one has been
there for 10 years.

Mark

Mike Collum wrote:

>The one thing that hasn't been discussed is, when using BIG positive and
>negative wires, the potential to cause massive current flow from the
>main battery to the secondary battery at the time they connect together
>when the secondary battery is very low.  This is without regard to which
>method was used (relay vs marine switch).
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>Any thoughts? ... Experience?
>
>Mike
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