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Dick Locke
 
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Default Hi amp DC wiring

On Sat, 03 Apr 2004 19:40:59 GMT, Gualtier Malde
wrote:

Dick Locke wrote:
I am thinking about installing dual electric primary winches, which
are 1500 watt 12 v motors (still waiting on the electric specs to see
breaker size which will define wiring size. I believe that's startup
wattage.)

1500 Watts? Are you sure? The formula P=IE, or I=P/E = I=1500/12=125Amps.
Thats a whole lot of juice. Do you have water cooled jacketed batteries?


Like I said, I haven't seen the full electric specs yet.