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Subject:Re: A twist on dual-battery configurations
From:David Beierl
Date:Thu, 20 Dec 2001 21:58:34 -0500
At 09:50 PM 12/20/2001, The Bus Depot wrote:
> > was completely shorted your "15-amp" 12-ga setup would pass
> > something like one thousand amps until something melted ...
>
>
>...which would be the fuse that is built into the relay for exactly that
>purpose.

Quite right -- just like the (larger) fuse that would be in a heavier-gauge
arrangement.

:)
david

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