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Old 03-29-2021, 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by striper56 View Post
Just for my own knowledge why such a big jump in wire size? I currently have what looks like #2 wire. The wire does not have numbers on it just the letters SEIWA and is not tin coated. Will the 2- 2/0 wires fit thru the rubber grommet on the motor?

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On a 20' run 2/0 tinned copper is good to 150 amps. Find out what your starter requires and I will bet 150 amps is marginal.

Why are we putting batteries 21 feet away from the motor?
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