TrueCharge 40

[zachary zehnacker]

Frank,

Pages 17 and 18 of the TC40 manual give Statpower's recommendations for
the wire gauge depending on the wire length.

feet AWG
10 8
15 6
20 6
25 4
30 4
35->50 2
55->60 0

Unfortunately, the TC40 seems like it will accept 8 gauge max. They say to
cut off enough strands of any larger wire so that it will fit in the
connector. I had to do that to get the 6 gauge that our original converter
used to fit.

Hope this helps,
Zak

>Need help.
> I am installing my True Charge 40. The original wires are 4 gauge. Do
>they need to be this heavy? To wire the engine battery to the 2nd
>DC+.terminal will I require to run a lead to the battery. If yes what
>gauge?
>
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[zachary zehnacker]

Frank,

We didn't run a wire up to the front. We might put one in later on, but we
have never really needed it before. Nothing runs off our start battery
when parked, so it stays up. Now with a "smart" charger, we might be more
likely to add the extra wire.

>From what the statpower manual says, "Strip 7/16 inch (instead of the 5/16
inch they normally want) insulation from these wires and remove only enough
strands of the conductor (wire) so that it fits into the charger
terminals." I did this to get our wire (also spliced and taped inside the
old convertor like yours) to fit in the Statpower terminal. I just started
cutting off strands of the wire one by one until I could get what was left
to fit in the connector. I guess their feeling is that the wire will only
be small diameter for the 1/2" that it is in the connector. After that,
the wire has the large gauge capacity needed for the long run. I would
have preferred a larger connector on the Statpower unit itself, but that
probably would have made the unit more bulky and expensive I guess. I
might look into some kind of right angle adapter to attach the wires to and
then attach that to the statpower connectors. It was a tight fit to mount
it vertically as they suggest, so the wires come out the bottom and have to
make a 90 degree turn almost as soon as they get out of the statpower
connectors. It seems ok though.

Zak

>Zak.
>Mine has #4. It looks as some one had replaced the wiring. Inside the
>convertor the wire had been spliced and taped. What size for the lead to
>the front? If we use the chart is it a #2. If so will not fit in
>connector...........Frank

 

[thomas g. warner]

Get a solder on, solid copper connector for the wire that reduces to a size
that will fit the connector. Thats what I am going to do, have a thousand
other things that come first however.

>Zak.
>Mine has #4. It looks as some one had replaced the wiring. Inside the
>convertor the wire had been spliced and taped. What size for the lead to
>the front? If we use the chart is it a #2. If so will not fit in
>connector...........Frank
>
>
>>Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 21:18:35 -0500
>>To: gmcmotorhome
>>From: Zachary Zehnacker
>>Subject: Re: GMC: TrueCharge 40
>>Reply-To: gmcmotorhome
>>
>>Frank,
>>
>> Pages 17 and 18 of the TC40 manual give Statpower's recommendations
>for
>>the wire gauge depending on the wire length.
>>
>>feet AWG
>>10 8
>>15 6
>>20 6
>>25 4
>>30 4
>>35->50 2
>>55->60 0
>>
>>Unfortunately, the TC40 seems like it will accept 8 gauge max. They
>say to
>>cut off enough strands of any larger wire so that it will fit in the
>>connector. I had to do that to get the 6 gauge that our original
>converter
>>used to fit.
>>
>>Hope this helps,
>>Zak
>>
>>
>>

>>>Need help.
>>> I am installing my True Charge 40. The original wires are 4 gauge.
>Do
>>>they need to be this heavy? To wire the engine battery to the 2nd
>>>DC+.terminal will I require to run a lead to the battery. If yes what
>>>gauge?
>>>
>>>______________________________________________________
>>>Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
>>>
>>
>
>
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>
Tom & Marg Warner
Vernon Center NY
1976 palmbeach

 

[zachary zehnacker]

Tom,

Thanks for the suggestion. Hopefully I can find something like this with a
90 degree angle. IMO, something like this will make our installation much
nicer. It would also have to be insulated since it will stick out of the
connector. I guess some electrical tape or a shrink sleeve could do that
pretty nicely though. It isn't a real priority, since it is already
installed and works fine. It would make the installation look better and
would probably make the connections more reliable for the future though. I
guess I'll have to start looking through my catalogs .

Thanks,
Zak

>Get a solder on, solid copper connector for the wire that reduces to a size
>that will fit the connector. Thats what I am going to do, have a thousand
>other things that come first however.