6.0 Connecting the Battery Cables
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Xantrex Lithium-ion Battery Owner's Guide
6.0 Connecting the Battery
Cables
WARNING
FIRE HAZARD
Use only stranded, copper wire rated minimum 75 °C (105 °C for
marine installations). Make sure all DC connections are tight to a
torque of 85–95 in-lb (10–11 Nm) of force. Loose connections
will overheat. Too much torque may crack the battery case.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, serious
injury, or equipment damage
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NOTICE
REVERSE POLARITY
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Check cable polarity at the Xantex Battery before making
the final DC connection. Positive must be connected to
positive; negative must be connected to negative.
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Reversing the positive and negative battery cables will
blow a fuse in the Xantex Battery and void your warranty.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in equipment
damage.
To secure the battery cable to the battery terminal:
1. Connect the terminal hardware in the order shown below.
2. Pre-check the M8 bolt thread to see if the bolt is long
enough to accommodate all the terminal hardware
including the cable ring lug.
3. Also, check that the M8 bolt does not reach the bottom of
the battery terminal prematurely causing the lug assembly
to be loose and not fully seat.
4. Secure the cable ring lug assembly to the terminal using
the torque requirement above.
Figure 8 Battery Cable Lug Assembly
A
B
C
E
D
F
A
M8 bolt (supplied)
B
lock washer (supplied)
C
captive washer (supplied)
D
cable ring lug
E
battery terminal
F
DC cable with heat shrink insulation covering the lug stem
NOTE
: The battery cable lug stem must be fully insulated with the heat shrink.