Did some searching on the forums ,looks like 6awg wire is the prefered wire from the alternator , looks awful big ! Is a 6 wire overkill ?
The way I read the chart is:
A 6ga wire can handle 70 amps continuous at 15 ft.
A 8ga wire can handle 70 amps continuous for 10'
A 10ga wire can handle 70 amps for 5.5'
Being that a more realistic length for the the 'B' lead in an RV is 3-4 ft and it generally will be less than 40 amps, you could really use 12 ga wire which is good for 50 amps continuous at 5' according to the bible (43-13, Chp 11, fig 11-2)
Those are current handling numbers for a 1/2 volt voltage drop.
Depending on the way your Voltage Regulator is set up and where it's sensing location is, this 1/2 volt drop may not be good since this wire is a direct part of the charging system
The way I read the chart is:
A 6ga wire can handle 70 amps continuous at 15 ft.
A 8ga wire can handle 70 amps continuous for 10'
A 10ga wire can handle 70 amps for 5.5'
Being that a more realistic length for the the 'B' lead in an RV is 3-4 ft and it generally will be less than 40 amps, you could really use 12 ga wire which is good for 50 amps continuous at 5' according to the bible (43-13, Chp 11, fig 11-2)
Ran the big wires today , used 6 Awg for the Alternator.
Left the hangar thinking "I'm getting close ........"