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Installing a switch panel to eliminate my birds nest
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<blockquote data-quote="Douglasdzaster" data-source="post: 494101" data-attributes="member: 27803"><p>Earlier in the thread I mentioned the set up I’m replacing. SAE connectors coming off of an SLA battery with a splitter that plugged into what I needed. Everything had fuses. I was going to still use SAE connectors 10awg from the battery to the fuse box for the new wiring. Until I dumb up on a website about the SAE stuff then looked at my old stuff to con firm. It’s rated for only half the voltage marine wire is and is only except able in certain applications. Definitely not main battery cable. Here’s where I go crazy. While looking up 10 awg wire and connectors to do this correctly it hit me. I’m moving my trolling motor battery from the side of the boat to the center (about 3 feet) and already have everything to do it with. Sure enough I’ll have plenty of wire left for the battery to the fuse panel. It’s 8awg is the crazy part but I won’t have to worry about it not being enough. Everything else 14 awg I shouldn’t have to worry much about voltage drop.</p><p>Besides when this small battery goes I’m up grading to a larger SLA or Lithium. It’s always held up though. These lights may do it in but everything is led and draws hardly anything. Depth finder about 1/2 amp per hour. That was the old one I need to see what the Garmin is going to do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Douglasdzaster, post: 494101, member: 27803"] Earlier in the thread I mentioned the set up I’m replacing. SAE connectors coming off of an SLA battery with a splitter that plugged into what I needed. Everything had fuses. I was going to still use SAE connectors 10awg from the battery to the fuse box for the new wiring. Until I dumb up on a website about the SAE stuff then looked at my old stuff to con firm. It’s rated for only half the voltage marine wire is and is only except able in certain applications. Definitely not main battery cable. Here’s where I go crazy. While looking up 10 awg wire and connectors to do this correctly it hit me. I’m moving my trolling motor battery from the side of the boat to the center (about 3 feet) and already have everything to do it with. Sure enough I’ll have plenty of wire left for the battery to the fuse panel. It’s 8awg is the crazy part but I won’t have to worry about it not being enough. Everything else 14 awg I shouldn’t have to worry much about voltage drop. Besides when this small battery goes I’m up grading to a larger SLA or Lithium. It’s always held up though. These lights may do it in but everything is led and draws hardly anything. Depth finder about 1/2 amp per hour. That was the old one I need to see what the Garmin is going to do. [/QUOTE]
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