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If you find that the voltage is not within spec, usually this will show up as 12 volts or less at the battery, you can purchase a rebuild kit for around $20 to $25 that has most of the common failure parts included. Most are fairly easy to rebuild and at a fraction of the price to purchase a new or rebuilt. | If you find that the voltage is not within spec, usually this will show up as 12 volts or less at the battery, you can purchase a rebuild kit for around $20 to $25 that has most of the common failure parts included. Most are fairly easy to rebuild and at a fraction of the price to purchase a new or rebuilt. | ||
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| + | ==Wiring== | ||
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| + | ===Charging wire size=== | ||
| + | <table bgcolor="#FFF8DC" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"><tr> | ||
| + | <td bgcolor="#CCCCFF" colspan="9"> | ||
| + | <div align="center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; | ||
| + | font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><b>Recommended Charging Cable Gauge Size</b></font></span></div> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| + | <tr> | ||
| + | <td align="center" width="88"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt">AMPS</span></b></font></td> | ||
| + | <td width="74"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b></= 4 ft.</b></font></td> | ||
| + | <td align="center" valign="middle" width="60"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>4-7 ft.</b></font></td> | ||
| + | <td align="center" valign="middle" width="70"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>7-10 ft.</b></font></td> | ||
| + | <td align="center" valign="middle" width="80"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>10-13 ft.</b></font></td> | ||
| + | <td align="center" valign="middle" width="80"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>13-16 ft.</b></font></td> | ||
| + | <td align="center" valign="middle" width="80"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>16-19 ft.</b></font></td> | ||
| + | <td align="center" valign="middle" width="80"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>19-22 ft.</b></font></td> | ||
| + | <td align="center" valign="middle" width="80"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>22-28 ft.</b></font></td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| + | <tr> | ||
| + | <td align="center" width="68"> | ||
| + | <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt">35 | ||
| + | - 50</span></b></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="64"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">12</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="60"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">12</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="59"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">10</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="59"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">10</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="68"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">10</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="66"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">8</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="68"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">8</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="80"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">8</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| + | <tr> | ||
| + | <td align="center" width="68"> | ||
| + | <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt">50 | ||
| + | - 65</span></b></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="64"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">10</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="60"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">8</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="59"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">8</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="59"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">6</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="68"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">6</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="66"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">6</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="68"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">6</span> | ||
| + | </font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="80"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">4</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| + | <tr> | ||
| + | <td align="center" width="68"> | ||
| + | <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt">65 | ||
| + | - 85</span></b></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="64"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">10</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="60"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">8</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="59"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">8</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="59"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">6</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="68"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">6</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="66"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">4</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="68"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">4</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="80"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">4</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| + | <tr> | ||
| + | <td align="center" width="68"> | ||
| + | <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt">85 | ||
| + | - 105</span></b></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="64"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">8</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="60"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">8</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="59"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">6</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="59"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">4</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="68"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">4</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="66"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">4</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="68"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">4</span> | ||
| + | </font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="80"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">2</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| + | <tr> | ||
| + | <td align="center" width="68"> | ||
| + | <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt">105 | ||
| + | - 125</span></b></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="64"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">6</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="60"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">6</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="59"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">4</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="59"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">4</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="68"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">2</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="66"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">2</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="68"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">2</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="80"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">0</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| + | <tr> | ||
| + | <td align="center" width="68"> | ||
| + | <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt">125 | ||
| + | - 150</span></b></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="64"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">6</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="60"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">6</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="59"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">4</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="59"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">2</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="68"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">2</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="66"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">2</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="68"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">2</span> | ||
| + | </font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="80"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">0</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| + | <tr> | ||
| + | <td align="center" width="68"> | ||
| + | <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt">150 | ||
| + | - 175</span></b></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="64"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">4</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="60"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">4</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="59"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">4</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="59"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">2</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="68"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">2</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="66"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">0</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="68"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">0</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="80"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">0</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| + | <tr> | ||
| + | <td align="center" width="68"> | ||
| + | <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt">175 | ||
| + | - 200</span></b></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="64"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">4</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="60"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">4</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="59"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">2</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="59"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">2</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="68"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">0</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="66"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">0</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="68"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">0</span> | ||
| + | </font></p> | ||
| + | </td> | ||
| + | <td width="80"> | ||
| + | <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif " size="2"><span style="font-size:8.5pt">00</span></font></p> | ||
| + | </td></tr></table><br> | ||
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