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<blockquote data-quote="JL8Jeff" data-source="post: 473698" data-attributes="member: 12995"><p>Your battery should be fine, it might be your longer cables. I moved my battery up front under my console and ran longer cables back to the motor and it cranks over fine. I'll check my cables to see what size they are the next time I go up to the boat (it's in the water for the season). Have you measured the output (with a multimeter) at the end of each set of cables to see how much it's dropping off?</p><p></p><p>I have 18' of 4 AWG tinned marine cable and no problems. I'm not using a switch or buss bar so they might be part of your problem. My battery is a 550 cca deep cycle and it's working well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JL8Jeff, post: 473698, member: 12995"] Your battery should be fine, it might be your longer cables. I moved my battery up front under my console and ran longer cables back to the motor and it cranks over fine. I'll check my cables to see what size they are the next time I go up to the boat (it's in the water for the season). Have you measured the output (with a multimeter) at the end of each set of cables to see how much it's dropping off? I have 18' of 4 AWG tinned marine cable and no problems. I'm not using a switch or buss bar so they might be part of your problem. My battery is a 550 cca deep cycle and it's working well. [/QUOTE]
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