Wiring for shorepower??
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Ok, I thought that the tinned wire helped keep the wire from corroding that happens with copper wire and salt water air.
I guess sealed connectors are not needed also? I have always used the type that seal but they are a lot more expensive, if I don't have to buy them on my current project I can save a bunch.
I guess sealed connectors are not needed also? I have always used the type that seal but they are a lot more expensive, if I don't have to buy them on my current project I can save a bunch.
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It's not all about the tinnin g, marine is STRANDED, thats a huge deal in a boat... you can run stranded house wire if you want but what you gonna case it in? greenfield? MC? lol
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Connections of wire to wire should be soldered, then sealed with plastidip tool dip.
Wire to connector (ring, spade, male-female butt) shoal be non insulated crimp then solder then platidip. Another is liquid tape....same stuff. The important part is lack of exposure to air and moisture.
Copper stranded is a recipe for disaster.
Everything I just wrote is related to dc. Dc travels on the outside of the strand......so more strands, lower resistance (impedance higher)
1 20a gfi will feed an additional 9 on the load side. Ac uses the entire line, so solid is a much better decision. Always ground up....or opposite of what u see in your house. This is for safety. Only.
Wire to connector (ring, spade, male-female butt) shoal be non insulated crimp then solder then platidip. Another is liquid tape....same stuff. The important part is lack of exposure to air and moisture.
Copper stranded is a recipe for disaster.
Everything I just wrote is related to dc. Dc travels on the outside of the strand......so more strands, lower resistance (impedance higher)
1 20a gfi will feed an additional 9 on the load side. Ac uses the entire line, so solid is a much better decision. Always ground up....or opposite of what u see in your house. This is for safety. Only.
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Just to be clear, I was kidding about non tinned and non sealed connections. I always solder and then use a sealing heat shrink (not the standard stuff), or the connectors that solder and seal when you heat them. Plastic dip is a good idea that would be a lot cheaper, never thought about that.
Why ground up for safety?
Why ground up for safety?
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I hope most of the posts here were made in jest. At the very least it looks like the majority boat far from me so I don't have to worry whom I'm docked next to, then again maybe I still do. Just to be clear, never, ever use solid copper wire or tubing in a mobile application. The vibration with cause it to fracture. I have seen mild steel fracture like glass in high vibration environments.
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Ground up so a metallic (conductive) object cannot fall directly onto the load and neutral....following the path of gravity...at say a partially plugged into device.....