Electrical question

Big Lar · #1 12-29-2010, 04:29 PM

I am in the process of installing a windlass. The instructions say to run #6 wire from the battery to the 80 amp breaker and continue wiring.

My question is if currently I have # 6 wires going into a fuse block, can I go from the main input line to the breaker thus avoiding the 15' wiring job which includes fishing wires etc.

Of course, I will not go from a fuse but from the incoming lead.

yodaddy · #2 12-29-2010, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Lar

I am in the process of installing a windlass. The instructions say to run #6 wire from the battery to the 80 amp breaker and continue wiring.

My question is if currently I have # 6 wires going into a fuse block, can I go from the main input line to the breaker thus avoiding the 15' wiring job which includes fishing wires etc.

Of course, I will not go from a fuse but from the incoming lead.

The existing #6 feed is for a fuse block, so you obviously have a pre-existing load on that wire. Probably best to run a dedicated feed from the battery for the windlass.

spareparts · #3 12-29-2010, 07:24 PM

I'd run the windlass off of your second battery, they can cause a pretty big spike when used. It'll keep your electronics from blinking out

Big Lar · #4 12-29-2010, 07:52 PM

Thanks, guess I will have to do the "look for the wire" thing. Tomorrow I will start the search.

Destroyer · #5 12-30-2010, 07:25 PM

Hate to say it, but the other posts are correct. This is one of those "have to look for the wire" moments. I'd suggest getting an electricians fishtape from Harbor Freight. Less than $10 bucks and makes fishing wires a WHOLE LOT easier.

dboyd351 · #6 12-31-2010, 07:23 AM

I'm new here, but it sounds like you guys know your wiring!!!

macojoe · #7 12-31-2010, 10:27 AM

Also to save trouble later add a rope to the wire, when you pull the wire thur with the rope just leave the rope there all the time, next time you need a wire just tie a new wire and rope and pull you are finished!

I built a shed in my yard 100 feet from my house, i did the same thing thur a 3" pipe.
If i need a new wire out there for cable or internet or what ever i just go to basement tie on and pull!! no more digging which would be a pain as the water and power are 4 feet under ground in pipe's thats a lot of digging!!