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Table 8.2 Recommended Sizing of Battery Cables and External Battery Side Fuse
(continued from previous page)
Model No.
(1)
Maximum
Continu-
ous DC
Input
Current
(See
Note 1)
(2)
Minimum
Ampacity
of cable as
per NEC
(See
Note 2)
(3)
External
Battery
Fuse Size
(Based on
Column 2)
(See
Note 3)
(4)
Minimum cable size
(See Note 4)
Part No.
of Recom-
mended
Samlex
America
Inverter
Installa-
tion Kit
(See
Note 5)
(8)
3 ft /
0.91M
(5)
6 ft /
1.83M
(6)
10 ft /
3.05M
(7)
PST-2000-12
240A
"
240A
"8(
"8(
"8(
%$
KIT (2.5%
drop for
10 ft)
PST-2000-24
120A
150A
120A
"8(
"8(
"8(
%$
KIT
NOTES FOR TABLE 8.2
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b)
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c)
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d)
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or equivalent
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2 considerations.
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chosen:
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SECTION 8 |
Installation