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Pismo10 03-23-2013 02:44 PM


Originally Posted by Wildman_grafix (Post 3891107)
Can you buy tinned wire at lowes or Home Depot?

Probably but Tinned wire is absolutely unnecessary, unless you sell wire..

Wildman_grafix 03-23-2013 04:37 PM

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.

Full Force 03-23-2013 06:58 PM


Originally Posted by motor (Post 3890978)
I disagree. Compare hardware store copper wire to a quality marine grade wire.......there is a difference

I used marine grade, its really not much more at all... in my case was like .20 differance

Full Force 03-23-2013 07:01 PM

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

commandersander 03-23-2013 09:53 PM

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.

Full Force 03-23-2013 10:02 PM

All the marine stuff is stranded that west marine had....

Wildman_grafix 03-24-2013 08:25 AM

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?

ThisIsLivin 03-25-2013 09:01 AM

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.

commandersander 03-25-2013 09:19 AM

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.....

commandersander 03-25-2013 09:22 AM

If mounted horizontally, ground goes to the right as you look at it. This is so a connection between ground and neutral is your risk, not ground and line....


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