[Alberg30] battery cables

[Jay Davenport]

Thanks for the advice George. 4 gauge is what I will
probably use. The reason I am changing them is that
they  are old (decades ?), and I can see that there
are broken/corroded wire strands at the fittings.
regards,
Jay
--- George Dinwiddie <gdinwiddie at min.net> wrote:
> Jay,
> 
> I'm pretty sure my cables are AWG 4.  It seems to me
> I used to use
> AWG 2, and the only difference was the difficulty
> passing them up
> from the batteries to the engine compartment.  I use
> two separate
> negative cables.
> 
> If the engine starts easily, why are you replacing
> the cables?
> 
>  - George
> 
> > Jay Davenport said:
> > 
> > I am replacing the battery cables on Revolution,
> A30
> > #526, which is Atomic 4 powered. The engine
> normally
> > starts quickly and easily, but I'm not sure that
> the
> > existing cables are the correct capacity. What is
> the
> > recommendation of A30 Captains with Atomic 4
> engines
> > as to the correct wire gauge for the 2 Positive
> > battery cables and the Negative battery cable?
> 
> -- 
> 
>
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