On Wed, 28 Apr 2004 12:54:17 -0400,
Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 28 Apr 2004 06:31:47 GMT, Jim Richardson
wrote:
I am about to install 4 T-105s, for a house bank, and the best, shortest
route to the inveter for the cables, is down the outside of the battery
box for the +ve, and under the battery box, to the inverter.

Is there any reason *not* to run the cable under the battery box (the
box is up on a short platform, sitting on a sort of shelf, with
clearance for the cable to be clamped to the side of the bulkhead the
battery box is attached to) The battery box is a fully covered/enclosed
USCG approved one, if that makes any diff.

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You need a high capacity disconnect switch (on/off) plus a circuit
breaker or fuse as close to the batteries as possible, usually within
a foot or two.


All well and good, but I am aware of this, and it's not the question I
was asking. I am just interested in any reasons I should *not* run the
cables under the batterybox, appropriately secured, and away from
moisture, etc. Since this would shorten the run, it doesn't look like a
problem from my end, but I want to be sure.

Thanks.