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That's not right, you need to work hours with the wire brush, LOL I tried that on a small scale and it worked pretty good. Good luck.Cleaning parts the lazy way before painting.
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That's not right, you need to work hours with the wire brush, LOL I tried that on a small scale and it worked pretty good. Good luck.Cleaning parts the lazy way before painting.
I have an old timer that has a big huge cow/horse troth full of molasses and water. just drop em off with him and leave em a week and its rust and paint free when you get it back. It is amazing.That's not right, you need to work hours with the wire brush, LOL I tried that on a small scale and it worked pretty good. Good luck.
You have any info on that selector? Looks pretty slick!Installed a keyed battery selector/cut-off. I am running four batteries but now I can isolate group 1 or group 2 or lock them in the off position.
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That is a very common marine battery bank switch, made by Perko.You have any info on that selector? Looks pretty slick!
350A isn't enough..... I got a 1500A batt switch and I still question if it's big enough.... LinkIt is a flush mount switch but I cut a hole out of the battery box and just put the front housing through to minimize visibility. I will tape it off and paint it to match the box and hopefully it will almost disappear. Also with it being through the cut hole it allows outside access to the keyed part and keeps the battery connections inside the battery box.
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I found it on the Bay, It is a 250/350 amp and does not seem to affect the starting at all. There is no voltage drop through the switch, static or load.
I've been using a 1000 amp intermittent switch for 10 years on my trucks without any problems. If your starter draws more than 1000 amps at 24v then you have a problem. The lead post will probably melt!350A isn't enough..... I got a 1500A batt switch and I still question if it's big enough.... Link
I see, you got the automatic tire lubricator option, sorry to hear about that.Moved the m818 to charge the battery and parked it on a hill for the night. Came out in the morning and saw this....
That ampacity chart is for continuous duty.My CAT Dozer draws 60 amps on a long crank with 2/0 cables
I cannot get a reading on the 8.3 as it fires right up as soon as the starter engages. Apparently the high/low setting on meter is not working.
If you are drawing enough to worry about burning out a switch you need to look at your starting system. I have seen a 2/0 cable so bad that you could touch the opposite post of a battery with it and not get anything
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That chart looks to be for AC, not DC, as it includes THHN, which is house wiring.. I'd bet that's for 120/240VACMy CAT Dozer draws 60 amps on a long crank with 2/0 cables
I cannot get a reading on the 8.3 as it fires right up as soon as the starter engages. Apparently the high/low setting on meter is not working.
If you are drawing enough to worry about burning out a switch you need to look at your starting system. I have seen a 2/0 cable so bad that you could touch the opposite post of a battery with it and not get anything
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I don't think it matters. Those are very close to the numbers used for calculating ampacity for DC welding leads.That chart looks to be for AC, not DC, as it includes THHN, which is house wiring.. I'd bet that's for 120/240VAC
I used 2/0 for my slave cables and I can attest to the 'getting warm' part...That ampacity chart is for continuous duty.
For brief periods 2/0 can carry much more than that. Cranking the NH250 will pull 600-1000amps and heat up 2/0 slave cables to a very pronounced degree. To the point that you have to stop and let them cool.
I question your 60amp number. Is that a typo, intended to be 600?
If I'm missing something let me know...
The OEM military slave cables are 2/0. The slave plugs are rated 500 amps. And yes, they all heat up. The TM gives instructions of so many 15 second cranks, then you have to let them cool.I used 2/0 for my slave cables and I can attest to the 'getting warm' part...
If starting only used 200A it wouldn't need a 1200CCA battery....
I read somewhere that the starter drew 500A.... I wanted to make sure I didn't draw too much on my switch
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