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jaymes

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Posted: July 02, 2005 at 1:58 PM / IP Logged

so i just put in a High output alt in my car. THe factory wire runnning from the alternator to the battery seems small.. . Looks 8 awg. Should i upgrade the wire as i am going to be charging two batteries?

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Posted: July 02, 2005 at 2:25 PM / IP Logged

You could be charging a hundred batteries, and it wouldn't necessarily mean you had to change your output wire... You base THAT decision on how much current your alternator can produce. How big is your alternator?

It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."

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jaymes

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Posted: July 02, 2005 at 2:38 PM / IP Logged

alternator is 150 amps

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Poormanq45

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Posted: July 02, 2005 at 2:56 PM / IP Logged

Normally the wire going from the alternator to the battery is about 2ft long. it's probably 4awg wire. It should be fine

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Blowntweeters

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Posted: July 02, 2005 at 3:24 PM / IP Logged

if it is 8awg upgrade to 4awg

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