Low Voltage Hookup
The batteries needed custom cables for connection to the various primary 12 volt devices. These connections are a combination of 0 and 4/0 cables. The L16H batteries have two sets of terminals. One is a post like top-terminal automotive batteries. The other is a threaded stud. These connections are next to each other on the battery. I used the threaded stud for most connections, and the post for the final output.
The picture below is the battery area, before wiring. One of the two battery boxes is in place. The other left out to show the devices mounted below the inverter.
The device circled on the left is the Xantrex Pathmaker. The two devices, circled on the right are; small dark item is the Xantrex Link 10 Shunt, and the red-labeled device is the disconnect. Barely/not visible in the photo, on the extreme right, are the cables running to the vehicle battery. Those cables are 4/0 copper, the type used in building construction, 19 strands, and very stiff. The jumpers used in this compartment are made from "welding cable," a much more flexible cable with about 100 strands.
The large white device, mounted on the rear wall, is the Trace/Xantrex SW 2512 inverter. The DC connections are on the right end of the unit.
The image below shows a schematic of the system with the devices in their relative positions.
Here is a worksheet with the details of the cables, lengths and connector types.
