Need help on what wire to use.

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HereLilFishy
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2011/04/22 20:29:09 (permalink)

Need help on what wire to use.

What guage wire do i need to run from my 12v battery to my 60 amp circuit breaker.The trolling motor is the endura 50?Also what to use to connect it the battery?
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    HereLilFishy
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    RE: Need help on what wire to use. 2011/04/22 21:04:15 (permalink)
    Also it is a transom mount and the battery will be pretty much right below it so i will not run far.Also can i mount the circuit breaker to my plastic battery box?
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    RE: Need help on what wire to use. 2011/04/22 23:07:46 (permalink)
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    RE: Need help on what wire to use. 2011/04/22 23:34:33 (permalink)
    Buy automotive battery cables.
    Is your question what is the minimum that I can get away with.
    Wrong approach-use the largest.
    #4 or #6 or even #2 battery cable should have the ends soldered on that you need for the connections.
    You can not go to big and the larger the cable=more power


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    RE: Need help on what wire to use. 2011/04/23 01:16:30 (permalink)
    Ok thank you.i didnt know if i needed to be a size or just long as its big enough.i was gonna go with 6 but if 4 will work maybe try it.
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    RE: Need help on what wire to use. 2011/04/23 12:32:53 (permalink)
    If your circuit breaker isn't waterproof, mount it inside the battery box. You could mount it directly to the positive post.Should stay dry there. If waterproof, it doesn't matter where you mount it. Just a thought.
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    RE: Need help on what wire to use. 2011/04/23 13:04:43 (permalink)
    It is the minn kotta 60 amp circuit break and is waterproof.So just gonna mount on side of battery box so it comes out when i take the battery out.As far as soldered i dont really wanna do that because the wires will be dangleing around when trying to charge battery dont want them to come in contact with anything.
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    RE: Need help on what wire to use. 2011/04/26 10:31:06 (permalink)
    I have to re-wire my boat for the trolling motor also...How important is the circuit breaker and if important, what size should I get?  I don't think it has one on it now that's why I'm asking. I am working on it today (provided the weather holds up) and need to know if I should get one or not...thanks for the info...

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