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Gauge of cable 3 x 100ah lithium and Multiplus 12/3000/120

Hi there,

I have three victron 100ah lithium batteries and a multiplus 12/3000/120. I want to know what gauge battery cable should I use to link the batteries to eachother? I've read that 50mm sq for connecting to inverter but unsure what gauge is suitable for linking batteries?


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Tom answered ·

@Daveybdublin see page 14 of the installation Multiplus manual - chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/viewer.html?pdfurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.victronenergy.com%2Fupload%2Fdocuments%2FManual%2520-%2520MultiPlus%25203k%2520120V%2520Ve.Bus%2520enabled%2520-%2520rev%252000%2520-%2520EN.pdf&clen=455719&chunk=true

I learned this the hard way...

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ofernander answered ·

It all depends on the length of the circuit. One of the easier load calculators out there is by Blue Sea.

http://circuitwizard.bluesea.com/

Just plug your values in and it tells you what guage wire you should be using.

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