[C320-list] Xantrex shore charger

[Kirk McCullough]

You can trim down the 4 ga to fit into the  Xantrex, or what I did was 
installed the breakers near the charger and dropped down to 8 ga between the 
breakers and the Xantrex. 8 ga fits nicely into the charger terminations.

Kirk
#124
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Rickman" <ilove2sail at verizon.net>
To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 3:26 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Xantrex shore charger


> 4awg will not fit into the Xantrex. You'll need to order some new fittings 
> or make other plans to
> fit the wire into the unit.
>
> Paul
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Kirk McCullough <kirk.mccullough at telus.net>
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 4:54:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Xantrex shore charger
>
> Myron
>
> Boomerang was wired with 4ga between the shore charger and the batteries.
> You may have this size installed on your boat too. 4 ga is plenty.
>
> Kirk
> #124
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Myron Welch" <myron-welch at uiowa.edu>
> To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 8:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Xantrex shore charger
>
>
>> Jeff,
>>
>> My smaller wires are from the charger to the battery, not the battery to
>> the starter.  I wish I could give you the size, but the boat and owner's
>> manual are in cold storage in northern Michigan.  Should those be changed
>> to the larger size wire on the newer boats?
>>
>> Thanks for all your help.  I think we should all take a week long
>> electrical systems seminar with you.  I would enjoy that.
>>
>> Myron Welch
>> Wind Instrument #238
>> Iowa City, Iowa
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>Yes.  That's my opinion.  No danger, just adds more voltage drop along 
>>>the
>>>run, so that the starter will maybe see less voltage than the battery has
>>>to
>>>offer when cranking.
>>>
>>>It would affect trying to start the engine with a run down battery just a
>>>bit sooner than if you had a larger gauge wire.
>>>
>>>-Jeff
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
>>>[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Jon Vez
>>>Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 8:30 AM
>>>To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>>>Subject: Re: [C320-list] Xantrex shore charger
>>>
>>>Myron,
>>>
>>>When consulting with Jeff on my project, I know he feels the original
>>>gauge
>>>was too small for the length of run/amps--but I don't this issue is that
>>>of
>>>danger, just resistance and efficiency--Jeff, do I have that right??
>>>
>>>Regards,
>>>
>>>Jon
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
>>>[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Myron Welch
>>>Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 9:24 PM
>>>To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>>>Subject: Re: [C320-list] Xantrex shore charger
>>>
>>>Kirk,
>>>
>>>I'm interested in your project of installing the breakers in the line
>>>from the charger to the batteries.  I know this should be done,
>>>bought some in-line fuses a few years ago, but have never followed
>>>through.  I was not certain the fuses were the correct size.  I would
>>>be interested in knowing the part name and number of your breakers
>>>and how you installed them.
>>>
>>>Also, I believe that our more mature boats have much smaller wire
>>>from the charger to the batteries than the newer boats.  I believe my
>>>wire is perhaps 6, 8, or 10 gauge.  Is that true for your boat?  The
>>>wire is small enough that I had no difficulty attaching it to the
>>>Xantrex 20 charger posts.  Jeff and Jon, do you see any problem with
>>>the smaller wire and should it be changed?
>>>
>>>I have the link 20 for monitoring my two house batteries.  Jon,
>>>although you gave me the diagrams for adding a starting battery in
>>>2003, that will have to be a post-retirement project next year.
>>>
>>>Thanks for any suggestions.
>>>
>>>
>>>Myron Welch
>>>Wind Instrument #238
>>>Iowa City, Iowa
>>>--
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Dr. Myron Welch
>> Director of Bands
>> Professor of Music
>> Collegiate Professor, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
>> The University of Iowa
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