3160EL Bighorn with an Intelli-Power 9200 Power Converter 80amp output.
2 Replacement Batteries: Duralast 31-AGM 100amp hour.
Converter to Battery wire size 6awg
Automatic circuit breaker 50 amp
Problem: When the batteries are discharged to 50% and recharge starts the wire gets warm and the breaker goes into set/reset mode.
I am going to replace the automotive type circuit breakers with an 80 amp manual reset trolling motor circuit breaker. My question pertains to the wire size Heartland installed (6awg). According to the charts, 6awg is good for 100 amps up to 20 feet long. The manufacturer of the circuit breaker shows 6awg good for 60 amps only for a short distance but the circuit breaker is sold as a protection device for a trolling motor. I'm thinking it will be fine for my application or maybe there is something else used for this application. The one i'm looking at is manual reset with a lever that pops out and not a fuse type that has to be replaced.
Thanks for your input.
2 Replacement Batteries: Duralast 31-AGM 100amp hour.
Converter to Battery wire size 6awg
Automatic circuit breaker 50 amp
Problem: When the batteries are discharged to 50% and recharge starts the wire gets warm and the breaker goes into set/reset mode.
I am going to replace the automotive type circuit breakers with an 80 amp manual reset trolling motor circuit breaker. My question pertains to the wire size Heartland installed (6awg). According to the charts, 6awg is good for 100 amps up to 20 feet long. The manufacturer of the circuit breaker shows 6awg good for 60 amps only for a short distance but the circuit breaker is sold as a protection device for a trolling motor. I'm thinking it will be fine for my application or maybe there is something else used for this application. The one i'm looking at is manual reset with a lever that pops out and not a fuse type that has to be replaced.
Thanks for your input.