Re: Proper Buddy Pairing ?? and Burning on New Posts?

[Rich Rudman <rmanzan@tscnet.com>]

Ron Schroeder wrote:

> >Mark Hastings
> 
> Hi Mark,
> 
> I hope my teletype drawing is understandable.  The 10 ga. wire is only
> handling the imbalance of currant which should only be a few amps.  Keep
> the 2/0 cable pairs that connect one buddy pair to the next the same length
> to help the ballance.  Only the top and bottom cables that connect the
> strings need to be large.  They should be as short as possable, of equal
> length and cables that connect to the pack should come from opposite
> strings.  (see how top cable goes to the right and the bottom cable goes to
> the left)  This keeps things as balanced as possable by equalizing the
> cable voltage drops.
> 
I dissagree. your #10 will not help you at all here. Not when the main
leads are 0/2.
Use all 0/2 for the 600 amp application. # 10 will have too much
resistance to matter much.
	
Madman


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