Basic lessons I've learned in installing any inverter, use the largest gauge cables from batteries to inverter you can make work, and mount inverter someplace as close as possible to the batteries to keep those cables as short as possible (always a catch-22 on a boat, finding dry location yet providing air flow for the fan). The current loss with small cables or distance is significant. And don't forget a fuse block on the positive input cable.
Last edited by Wizard; 02-03-2008 at 12:50 PM.
Glenn (Wizard)
"The Reel One"
26' Billfisher