i am installing 4 huge northst
i am installing 4 huge northstar sealed agm batterys in my boat.i am putting them in the front of boat.i need to run cable around 20' long what size should i use.another question is.im hooking them up as follows:2 banks of 2 batterys with a 4 position switch.1st bank-positive to 2nd battery positive to #1 position on the switch.2nd bank- positive to 2nd battery positive to #2 on switch.i have 2 batterys on #1 and 2 batterys on #2.is this ok.now for the negative.can i run all the negatives together.neg to neg to neg to neg to the engine block.is this ok.FROM THE BATTERYS TO THE ENGINE IS 20'.cable price is outrageous.any suggestions.last question.these batterys are AGM.will these freeze.i am shelling out the dough so i dont have to keep taking the batterys out at the end of every season.i live in upstate n.y. and gets dammm cold here.the batterys will be in the cuddy cabin out of the elements.any suggestions here.this will be the third time i played around with the batterys want to do this right and make it the final time.any other suggestion are welcome.i also have a battery isolator i will be hooking up.and i am running a second alternator just for these huge AGM batterys.the alternator is 20' away from the isolator.what size wire here.the isolator will be mounted by the batterys.i have a 140 amp alternator and a 140 amp isolator. anybody have any ideas. i am listening.i have about $1600.00 invested so far with out the cables and need to do it right.p.s. i cant run just one battery for starting because my alternator wiring runs through the wiring harness and is tied in to everything.lost in space. hahaha
i am installing 4 huge northstar sealed agm batterys in my boat.i am putting them in the front of boat.i need to run cable around 20' long what size should i use.another question is.im hooking them up as follows:2 banks of 2 batterys with a 4 position switch.1st bank-positive to 2nd battery positive to #1 position on the switch.2nd bank- positive to 2nd battery positive to #2 on switch.i have 2 batterys on #1 and 2 batterys on #2.is this ok.now for the negative.can i run all the negatives together.neg to neg to neg to neg to the engine block.is this ok.FROM THE BATTERYS TO THE ENGINE IS 20'.cable price is outrageous.any suggestions.last question.these batterys are AGM.will these freeze.i am shelling out the dough so i dont have to keep taking the batterys out at the end of every season.i live in upstate n.y. and gets dammm cold here.the batterys will be in the cuddy cabin out of the elements.any suggestions here.this will be the third time i played around with the batterys want to do this right and make it the final time.any other suggestion are welcome.i also have a battery isolator i will be hooking up.and i am running a second alternator just for these huge AGM batterys.the alternator is 20' away from the isolator.what size wire here.the isolator will be mounted by the batterys.i have a 140 amp alternator and a 140 amp isolator. anybody have any ideas. i am listening.i have about $1600.00 invested so far with out the cables and need to do it right.p.s. i cant run just one battery for starting because my alternator wiring runs through the wiring harness and is tied in to everything.lost in space. hahaha