What gauge wire should I use to connect the battery to the charger? I could not find that in the instruction manual.
1842434
That wire is included (at least with both mine). You just need to attach the battery clips. I think it is about a 16 gauge wire.
1842435
Hi, We used 16 gauge wire. It works fine for us. Not sure that's the proper gauge but that's what we've used on all our fence chargers.
1842436
the connectors to the battery are built into the unit you don't need to worry about getting wire or connectors for the battery.
1842437
Hi,We used 16 gauge wire. It works fine for us. Not sure that's the proper gauge but that's what we've used on all our fence chargers.
1293262
You will need a copper buss bar and some mc4 connectors. Run the positive wires in 10 gauge wire from the panels to the copper buss bar then a 8 gauge stranded copper wire from the buss bar to the charge controller. You can get a mc4 tee connector to tie the negative wires together and run one wire to the location of the charge controller. Do not do this for the positive wires from the panels to the controller, that's what I Sid first and found out a couple weeks later I was only getting power from one panel.
299205
I used an 8 gauge wire and it worked fine for me. Just make sure that it is actually 8 gauge of wire, a lot of the time wire gauge is falsely advertised.
1307138
Can't really tell what gauge the wire is by measuring insulation (gauge should be printed on wire). I can tell you that these tyoe of connectors (often refered to as Anderson connectors) are very forgiving and will take up to a 6 gauge wire (I usuallt solder the wires in rather than crimping them)
1822777
Get a roll of plane old 12 or 14/2 stranded elec. wire. No need to go fancy doesn't buy you a thing. The bigger the gauge is always better.
1719402
I just used some of the aluminum wire left from the spool of shock wire. Pounded the ground rod deep & clamped the aluminum wire to it then attached to the charger's ground post. The included tester and a stray dog poking around our garden confirmed the kit worked.
345635
Do you mean that the connectors for (+) and (-) terminals of 9V battery have collapsed? Try using a long-nose piler to gently bend the connector back into shape. If that doesn't work, go to Radio Shack and get a replacement connector and solder it to the charger. Just make sure you get the polarity correct.
1352309
0 Gauge wire should be used!That is what is ran to my Brutus.At the very least a deep cycle battery (fast discharge) should be used!My total system wattage is 5400& I use 0 to each amplifer!The more voltage the better!!!Don't Skimp Out!
190584
That IS the battery charger. Use a cord with 2 prong plug and big enough clips on other end to clamp on battery terminals. Be sure to check for proper polarity--+/-
1024320
I hung mine on a fence post then strung a top and bottom hot wire around the fence and connected it to the positive terminal on the charger. Then I drove the grounding into the ground and connected it to the negative post on the charger with another a piece of wire. The charger uses two d cell batteries and they last around 6 weeks for me.
2141719
When you say you plugged it in, does this mean you wired it to the battery? Or did you plug the charging connector to the connector on your battery, or did you wire it and plug something into it? If 1. you wired it to the battery, you wired the positive connection to ground. As soon as you turned it on you completed the circuit and burned the smallest wire. 2. You plugged the charging connector to opposite connections and you got positive wired to ground. 3. The item you plugged into the unit has a direct short from positive to ground and you burned that item out. Follow the instructions very carefully. Connect the red lead to the positive + side of the battery. Connect the black lead to the negative - side of the battery. Replace the fuse that burned out, and plug the connector into the wiring harness. If you wired it correctly, it should have power all the time, whether or not the key is turned on. You turn the unit on and off via the switch installed in the unit.
1493681
You would need to know how the ammeter circuit of your charger. This meter needs to be in series with load.
646100
That could be 1/2 inch or 3/8th inch depending on your Battery where you connect them. I hope that is correct. Best thing is to buy a cable that has them on already I find it hard to crimp those wires they are so thick.
1356806
You will need cable to attach the charge controller to your batteries. The shorter the better. I used an inexpensive set of jumper cables with 8 gauge wire and I had to reduce it at the controller with a cable end that is a post, generally found at a car audio parts store. The battery end uses a standard ring connector that will fit your battery post.I kept that distance less than 10 feet.
63450
You will need to wire it directly to your battery. If I recall correctly the instructions say "no more than 10 feet" from the battery. I used 14 gauge wire with an inline 30 amp fuse and put a 50 amp 12 volt switch inline between the fuse and the unit. It comes with short hot and negative wires. You will definitely have to buy more wire. It worked great and far exceeded my expectations. I would still be using it, but I was so pleased I upgraded to an RM 500 unit which I am still using.
100579
You can buy these> Battery Tender 081-0069-4 Alligator Clips with Black 2-Pin Quick Disconnect PlugAny clip with this same *wire connection* will work fine. I use the ones off of my Battery Tender because they are a few inches longer to make the stretch to a good ground.
1262559
this is a connector to your battery MAINTAINER not a charger. Its recommended to be connected after the battery is charged.