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Double 1/0 CCA vs Single 2/0 CCA vs Single 1/0 OFC
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<blockquote data-quote="HardofWhoring" data-source="post: 8843214" data-attributes="member: 674149"><p>I don't know BNR, but the two numbers that matter are:</p><p>Amps at (or near) idle, & </p><p>RPM needed for max output. </p><p>A great alt will be around 2K rpms for max output. A crappy alt will be over 3K rpm. You should see where you cruise at. The alt you listed has a 1 year warranty. If you didn't know those numbers or shop around for those numbers before you bought, you missed out. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yeah, for 3000watts / amp efficiency (some say but 85% is a safe bet). 3000w / .85 = 3529 / 14 = 252amps.</p><p></p><p>I bought the yellow one for $20 off amazon a few years ago. This is all the chinese stuff being inflated now too. </p><p></p><p>OFC hands down. CCA is about 40% more restrictive than OFC. By the time you add an extra fuse, and double the wire, I don't see how that couldn't cost more. </p><p></p><p>Welding wire is just packed a little tighter, and a little harder to bend. If you don't have any hard 90 degree or greater bends that you need flexibility on, then the welding wire takes up less space. FYI I have some 1/0 welding wire here, and I can make a 3 1/2" circle without stressing it. It's still pretty flexible. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Fuses need to be more than what is down past them, but less than the capability of the wire. You are intentionally creating a weak point so that if it burns through, it burns through where it is protected and can be easily fixed. The fuse needs to be more than the load. The wire needs to be more than the fuse. The wiring can be as oversized as you want it. It just costs a little more, and takes up a little more space.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HardofWhoring, post: 8843214, member: 674149"] I don't know BNR, but the two numbers that matter are: Amps at (or near) idle, & RPM needed for max output. A great alt will be around 2K rpms for max output. A crappy alt will be over 3K rpm. You should see where you cruise at. The alt you listed has a 1 year warranty. If you didn't know those numbers or shop around for those numbers before you bought, you missed out. Yeah, for 3000watts / amp efficiency (some say but 85% is a safe bet). 3000w / .85 = 3529 / 14 = 252amps. I bought the yellow one for $20 off amazon a few years ago. This is all the chinese stuff being inflated now too. OFC hands down. CCA is about 40% more restrictive than OFC. By the time you add an extra fuse, and double the wire, I don't see how that couldn't cost more. Welding wire is just packed a little tighter, and a little harder to bend. If you don't have any hard 90 degree or greater bends that you need flexibility on, then the welding wire takes up less space. FYI I have some 1/0 welding wire here, and I can make a 3 1/2" circle without stressing it. It's still pretty flexible. Fuses need to be more than what is down past them, but less than the capability of the wire. You are intentionally creating a weak point so that if it burns through, it burns through where it is protected and can be easily fixed. The fuse needs to be more than the load. The wire needs to be more than the fuse. The wiring can be as oversized as you want it. It just costs a little more, and takes up a little more space. [/QUOTE]
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