For those of you that have a Blue Sea ACR #7610-What size wire did you use to hook your batteries to it? Where did you buy it?
Wire for Blue Sea ACR
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I did 2 gage welding wire for mine, works great. I do plan on replacing my ACR with one I can self jump with and that can handle winching loads.
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The ACR won't handle winching loads? I guess I didn't know that. I'm confused. If my winch is hooked to the second battery how does that effect the ACR.
Its only rated for 120A a winch will pull up to 500A not sure if it will try and pull power from the other battery but I want to be able to combined them with a switch so I can self jump and have both batteries hooked up for winching.
Just add a high amp solenoid or switch to the wiring that allows the ACR to be bypassed.
Per the OP first questions, I can suggest Ancor battery cable, which you can buy online at West Marine (since they apparently do not have a store in Iowa). This tinned copper cable is corrosion and oil resistant. I have used dozens of feet of the stuff. Not cheap though.
http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wc...&subdeptNum=50560&classNum=50562#.UIBGsRysrqI
http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wc...&subdeptNum=50560&classNum=50562#.UIBGsRysrqI
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So am I correct in thinking that one of the dual circuit plus battery switches would be a plus. And one would want to turn it to combine batteries when winching.
buy the 7622 its worth the extra money. I have the blue sea 7622 ACR with the remote switch as well as the lockout/self jump switch on top. The thing is great and its a magnetic latch relay which can handle 500 amps. I have it wired with 2 gauge welding wire as well with a 100 amp fuse at each battery.
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I already have the 7610. I've had it for awhile.
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I got on blue seas website and noticed that the battery switches are discontinued.
I used 1/0 welding cable, which is probably overkill. It also makes routing a little more difficult because of the size.
You should calculate your planned loads and size accordingly.
A couple sources of marine wire are:
http://gregsmarinewiresupply.com/Zen/
http://shop.genuinedealz.com/ Check ebay for this seller
You should calculate your planned loads and size accordingly.
A couple sources of marine wire are:
http://gregsmarinewiresupply.com/Zen/
http://shop.genuinedealz.com/ Check ebay for this seller
Does your green led on the 7610 always stay on?
I am using 2 gauge, also blue sea now has a como pack that allows for combining and self jumping.
http://www.bluesea.com/products/7650/Add-A-Battery_-_120A
http://www.bluesea.com/products/7650/Add-A-Battery_-_120A
It does unless the voltage drops on one battery or they sit for a longer period of time.