[Chris_Elston]

[quote=Al Skierkiewicz]
To Chakorules: If you wired according to your diagram, it seems you have added more return wire than needed. I would have run a #6 from the battery directly to the fuse panel ground stud as in years past.[quote]

Al:
Thanks for your reply. If you have a ground lug in the KIT that certainly would have been the best way, lug on circuit breaker panel, to lug on ground lug, to NEG on battery.

If you don't have one and improvise, then a #6 won't fit in the load lug on the Allen Bradley mini distribution block. It does fit fine on the circuit breaker panel lug. The "load side" is only good for #10 or smaller on the distribution block. So that's the reason for more "home runs" to handle the load back to the Allen Bradley mini Distribution block. I didn't try it, but maybe TWO #6 could have fit on the LINE side of the Allen Bradley Mini distribution block, that certainly would have be worth a try.

But I see what you mean by going direct to the circuit breaker panel lug from the NEG of the battery. I was looking at the convenience because both leads of the battery connector would reach our 120 AMP breaker and the Allen Bradley Mini distribution block rather than trying to splice the NEG lead to reach the lug on the circuit breaker panel. Shorter = better with NO SPLICERS...

It's one of those, you gotta do what you gotta do things, but I certainly think it's safe and functions just as well and more importantly will handle all the load requirements with (3) #10s carrying the load.

I hope to see your Q/A, please do share it with everyone in this thread. I would need to know if FIRST is going to put their foot down and run to the hardware store to purchase a homemade 1/4-20 ground lug...