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    Posted: 05 May 2014 at 2:00pm
I was able to find the correct wire at West Marine.  They had a short length of 6 gauge with connectors already attached.  Probably most marine places would have it though.  You can order any length any gauge you want from Westmarine.com

Connected to a marine-grade battery cutoff switch to the positive side.
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Originally posted by techntrek

Put the disconnect on the positive side.  Go as large as you can with the wiring, but don't worry if you can't use the same size as the existing wiring.  The new wiring has a very short run and you aren't running a high- amperage appliance like a starter so there won't be much of a voltage drop with smaller wiring.  I used a pre-wired weatherproof fuse that had 12 gauge wire, but I don't worry about it since the new wire is only a few inches long.

Thanks.  I was having trouble finding 6 gauge wire.

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Put the disconnect on the positive side.  Go as large as you can with the wiring, but don't worry if you can't use the same size as the existing wiring.  The new wiring has a very short run and you aren't running a high- amperage appliance like a starter so there won't be much of a voltage drop with smaller wiring.  I used a pre-wired weatherproof fuse that had 12 gauge wire, but I don't worry about it since the new wire is only a few inches long.
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I'm planning to mount a battery disconnect switch directly to my battery box.  Does it matter if I configure the switch to disconnect the positive or negative cable?  Also, does it matter what gauge cable I run from the switch to the battery?  It looks like the main battery cables are 6 gauge.

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