"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),
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"""

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....

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