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Old 09-25-2008, 11:33 AM   #4
Daddyo
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City: Cruising East Coast US
Vessel Name: Grace
Vessel Model: DeFever 48
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RE: direct wire to house batteries from alternator?

The alt is 70amp and the only recent changes I made was a smaller pulley on the alt to get more rpm as I'm, like many, cruising at a low rpm (1600).* I think my problem is the undersized wires and several connections involved in this boat's 25 year old setup and thought the direct route of a 2awg for the 5' would solve the voltage drop without rewiring the whole system.

-- Edited by Daddyo at 13:35, 2008-09-25
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