Hey guys,
just a simple question but in my mind i think it would be fine but i thought i would ask for some advice first..
i have a SCA wiring kit and i am wondering if the power cable would be to use between my main battery to the dual battery controller?
i am wiring up a Cteck as my controller,,
also should there be A FUSE from main battery to the controller? according to the basic instruction, there is no sign of one.
the photo is the wiring kit..
power wiring kit.jpg
That is a stereo wiring upgrade kit. Not a sparky myself so not 100% sure, what is wiring rated to?
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I don't see a reason why you couldn't and yes I'd be using a fuse just make sure its correctly rated.Originally Posted by Malgreen
Others might have a different idea, I'd wrap it in convoluted tube though
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Malgreen (17th April 2015)
That cable is fine, use a fuse at both batteries.
Malgreen (17th April 2015)
ok guys, thanks for that.. it will be sitting in a tube too so no rubbing through,,,
what size fuze? or circuit breaker?
Will you be installing a switch to manually link the batteries together, for starting, winching etc?
Or just purely charging?
For a Ctek smart pass it is too small a gauge,
For a Ctek D250 it is more than big enough.
The 60 Amp fuse connects to cranker and can stay
The Ctek needs to be as close as possible to the Aux and as such doesn't really need a fuse but 30 Amp is recommended if you do use one
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Isn't the smart pass only capable of handling 80A ? If so I would have thought 4AWG would be OK for short runs?
Lucus30's 1999 GU ST TB45E
hey evil..
i got the D250s
so i will use A 60a fuse/circuit breaker between the main Battery and the Cteck,then straight to the 2nd battery..
as for linking them, no plans to do this.
the Cteck will be mounted on the fire wall behind the 2nd battery with power cables running across the top of the firewall..
hopefully with 90% of my accessories running form 2nd battery i hope i never flatten my main.
a winch will go on one day but no plans for that yet,,
thanx for the advice guys,,
Good point.
The cable has to handle the D250 current as well as the Smart Pass so the load will be considered to be in excess of 100 amps.
If that SCA product is 4 AWG I agree it will be large enough but the label says "4 gauge" not 4 AWG, 4 SWG or whatever which is suss.
I am guessing that if the fuse being supplied is only 60 amp then the cable isn't 4 AWG.
(Supply cables should be fused to reflect cable rating not the load of the device)
If an accessory is rated up near the wiring rating then awesome result and one fuse solves the issue otherwise Accessories or devices should be fused seperately and as close as reasonable to the Accessory.
If it is indeed genuine 4 AWG cable and SCA have, for some reason, only put in a fuse that is about 1/2 what the cable will carry then, yes, it will be OK for a Smartpass/D250 if the supplied fuse is chucked and a 150 amp jobbie used as per Ctek recommendations
Dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of the pool and throw them fish.
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