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Subject: TWL: RE: Battery post connectors
From: Arild Jensen (elnav@XXX.XXX)
Date: Thu Jan 30 2003 - 15:19:52 EST
-----Original Message-----
For a look at different battery post connectors, even battery post shims,
check out:
http://www.solarseller.com/battery_post_connectors_conversions_adapters_repa
ir.
Rob Brueckner
REPLY
Not to rain on Rob's parade: but I do not recommend multiple connection
directly on the battey post.
I think I made a recent post concerning use of bus bars adjacent to the
battery instead of having multiple cables connected at the post.
In addition when you are dealing with large banks that feed high powered
inverters you normally end up using cables in the 3/0 and 4/0 sizes.
These cables are very heavy and require large contact surface areas.
The website in question even mentions 4/0 cables in their own description.
The brass posts do not have the same crosss section as the 4/0 cable.
The actual contact area is not sufficient in my opinion.
This is not the place to save a few cents.
Large batteries are now becoming available with flag type tabs instead of
the usual round posts.
This is also a better way to connect high amperage devices and batteries
together.
Cheers
Arild
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