Installation Manual

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Properbatteryinstallationistherststepingettingthebestperformanceoutof
your Fullriver battery.
2.1 - SELECTING THE APPROPRIATE CABLE SIZE
Cablesmustbesizedtocarrythemaximumexpectedload.Under-sizedcablescan
resultinover-heating,meltedconnectionsandareapotentialrehazard.
Refer to TABLE 1belowforthecurrentcarryingcapacitybycablesize.Thesevalues
are for cable lengths of 6 feet (1.83 meters) or less. It is preferable that all cables in a
series connection or in a parallel connection are the same length.
Tosignicantlyreducetheamountofheatgeneratedattheterminals,
usecableswithsolder-dippedends.
Installation
25
30
40
55
75
95
130
150
170
265
360
Ampacity (Amps)
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
1
1/0
2/0
3/0
Cable Gauge (AWG)
TABLE 1