Sunday, Mar 23, 2008 at 09:17
Can I ask why you have used two DIFFERENT sized Battery cables on the same 12v battery system ?
You say the (+) Pos cable is 2B&S (32mm² - not 35mm²) and the much smaller Neg (-) cable is only 6B&S (~14mm²) cable, other than just the cheaper price?
Ask only because the 100AH AGM Battery system is now RESTRICTED to the internal resistance of the very much smaller 6B&S cable used on the Neg (-) feed, ask any QUALIFIED auto leccy for confirmation !!
Is a waste of money buying 32mm² battery cable when used in conjunction with very much thinner 14mm² Neg (-) in the same 12v battery circuit.
I use 32mm² battery cable (as in
pic below) and I would have used cheaper Neg (-) if I thought for one second it would give the exact same performance, it won't !!
Why do you use a 100 Amp fuse at the back of the Patrol ?
Reason behind this question is, the current is coming from the Cranking battery, (when Hawk's 100AH AGM is NOT connected) and the Cranking battery already has a 100 Amp fuse in-line to eliminate any short circuit problems in this 2B&S battery cable, using two fuses in the same cable is just not required.
When your Hawks 100AH AGM is connected it has 3 fuses to eliminate any short circuit problems that may arise from that battery also.
Mainey . . .
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