Anderson SB120 to XT60 (2 Viewers)

[MCtree]

I don’t have the tools because, honestly, I’m a bit leery to try my hand at soldering. I feel it’s something I would screw up.

As for why I have the SB120… this is a good question. It is, indeed, overkill.
I guess I prefer the SB120 to the SB50 because the largest wire I could get on a SB50 assembly from Powerwerx was 6GA. But if I went with the SB120, I could get 4GA.
And because I already have 4GA from my engine-bay back to the cargo areas, I wanted to maintain this gauge for as long as I could - even if it’s for only 3 feet after the bus block. (As seen in my diagram in post 16).

The most that wire should see is 40 amps. You think 6GA is sufficient?
Looking at the blue sea gauge/length chart, it does seem like I do have some cushion, but I don’t want to cut it too close.

 

[e9999]

It's not that difficult to do decent soldering, actually. Just any DIYer should be able to do that with minimal practice. Give it a try. A useful skill to know.

If you think that wire will see 40A, what about the 10AWG then? I'd be more concerned about that than about the 4 vs 6.

 

[MCtree]

It's not that difficult to do decent soldering, actually. Just any DIYer should be able to do that with minimal practice. Give it a try. A useful skill to know.

If you think that wire will see 40A, what about the 10AWG then? I'd be more concerned about that than about the 4 vs 6.

Thanks for the faith in my potential soldering skills! Maybe I will give it a try.

The wire should only see the 40A when I have the Victron connected to the SB120 Anderson plug. When I don’t have the victron connected and have the 10ga wire attached to the SB120, it shouldn’t see more than 15 amps. I plan to put a 15A in-line fuse into that part of it.
Does that make sense?

 

[e9999]

If you have 40A going into the Victron, you'll have something similar coming out of it, and it shows 10AWG there in your diagram.