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[dwight]

Hey So I'm looking for some advice and suggestions
I've got A few batteries but for them to fit in the car they are sitting in 2 rows
I have copper bars that can run across them but with the way they are layed out I have 2 positive and 2 negative copper bars going across the boot am I better off running cables from each positive to positive and with the neg to connect the bars or am I better off putting a positive copper bar on the wall and a negative then running cables from each battery to the bars then from the bars to the amp?

Sorry for the bad description ask if you don't understand properly

[Lunchbox.inc]

i get what you mean...

could you possibly have it, so the top row of batteries is sitting the opposite way to the bottom...? that way you can have 2 smaller bussbars for the outside, and then one larger one to all the positives (or negatives if you do it that way)

then you' just need to link the 2 negatives, and your done...

that would be the way i'd do it... but thats more personal choice... in reality i don't think you'd notice a big difference between either method, it more comes down to a visual thing IMO, obviously biuss bars are more conductive than a single run of 1/0awg, but with enough runs and cable sizing its all pretty much a case of much the same...

[dwight]

Nah turning the battery's around doesn't change it what's your email I'll send a pic of how they are laid out. And I have 4 rolls p 1/0g cable so o could do 2-4 runs from each battery if needed. But i thought the bars would be better to transfer power through each battery.

[D34M0N.inc]

Why not just post the pic here?

[dwight]

Dont know how? Can you explain how to lol

[D34M0N.inc]

At the bottom of the reply box theres a button to attach a file and just select the photo off your pc.

But you have to click more reply options button next to post to bring that up.

[dwight]

Oh ok. I'm on with my iPhone so that might be why I can't see that option. ?
Any way of doing it with phones?

Oh ok. I'm on with my iPhone so that might be why I can't see that option. ?
Any way of doing it with phones?

[268669♫]

dont think so, need a proper web browser

Ant

[dwight]

No problem I'll try upload one when i get home from work

[D34M0N.inc]

Or a proper phone that isn't an iphone ahah

[dwight]

Haha. I'll get a real phone when this phone is dead.

[dwight]

this is how the batteries are in the back its the only way they fit, can not move them an inch either way or boot doesnt close, i can either run cables from bar to bar, or take bars off and put 2 on the wall and run cables from each battery to the bars,.

im thinking just leave it and run cables from bar to bar, but advice and input would help
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[Lunchbox.inc]

xs power in aus?!?!?! nice work!

basically how you have it now is how i would keep it if it were me... run a couple of lengths of 1/0awg to join the banks and be done with it... once you have all your cable runs sorted i would also look at insulating the buss bars as best you can with some heatshrink or similar...

[D34M0N.inc]

Yeh what lunch said, 2 runs of 0gauge from each bar

[dwight]

Xs in aus is correct haha
I though alot of people used there batteries over here?

Thanks for your help to. I think I'll do something like that
Maybe run more cables though I've got the cable so may aswell use it