mallardtone-man
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Sep 22, 2008
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- 110
hey guys I have a 115 mercury that I had to build my own battery cables for. I used 8 feet of 2 AWG wire. I have been working on the motor and have had some trouble starting it at times and had to crank it repeatedly. once or twice after doing this I noticed that the battery cables were pretty warm to the touch more so than I have ever noticed a wire getting before. Does anyone know what this means? I have been told that the gauge wire I used was adequate brought want to make sure they are not in danger of overheating or something, I assume they are just warm because of the unusual amount of cranking