Thread: battery cable ?
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Old 09-22-2011, 02:43 PM   #12
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Re: battery cable ?

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Originally Posted by tucsonjwt View Post
If you have a high amp output alternator you will need heavier cables. My neighbor's Ford diesel with dual batteries has massive 1/0 cables between the batteries and(of course) the factory remote band aid Ford solenoid (Ford has a better idea.) Excessive heat does mean excessive resistance somewhere, unless you are close to an external heat source like headers.
A high output alt doesn't force the electrical system to use more current. The system pulls the current it needs. That's how electricity works.

A factory ford solenoid setup isn't a bandaid. Using 2 solenoids on a system designed for one solenoid is a bandaid.

The point is to try and understand what is happening, why, and do things for a reason. This approach is generally not used.
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