Originally Posted by
Pascal
The original battery cables installed by hatteras on the 53 were pretty long running from the genny room aft into the ERs, then up 4’ to the battery switches then back down and across to the starter.
Just the run up and down the wall to the switches added 8’ of cable. So much for factory engineers knowing best :) I cut the run to each engine by over half...
Chargers are usually rated up to 140 degrees. It s not uncommon to see temps of 120 degrees after a run leaving only a 15 to 20 degree difference for the charger to cool.... close to the limit. Does anyone really believe electronics aren’t affected by temperature?