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From: "Marvin Kaye" <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] alternator connections
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"paul" <sqpilot@bellsouth.net> wrote:

"""
  Hi, fellow rotary enthusiasts.....I know this has been discussed before, but
  I wasn't smart enough to save the critical information.  I have the stock
  alternator installed, and I have one wire (2/0 gage) going from the
  alternator to the battery (for charging),
...snip...
"""

Wow!  You don't really mean 2/0 for that wire, do you?  That would add an 
awful lot of weight, even if it was fairly short.  Most folks get by with #2, 
even for pretty long runs.  I don't have my AeroElectric Connection handy, but 
I know that #2 will carry plenty of current to start the average engine, even 
if the battery is 20 feet away.  Works fine on the Eagle installation with the 
batteries located in and behind the baggage compartment.  In my LNC2 with the 
batteries a few feet from the alternator I'll confidently be using #4.  Just 
curious....

     <Marv>