Best place to purchase 12 or 10awg wire for my solar setup?

Lots of talk about charge controllers, etc, but where's the best place or a link to purchase solar wire, or wire to go to my charge controller. I see ton's of different wire on Amazon, but don't want to spend $50+ or more only to find the cheap vinyl wire. Any recommendations for good wire. I don't mind paying for good wire.
Also, anyone know where to purchase 8mm female connectors (GZ panel to MC4 or Anderson)? Can't find any on Amazon, they all have wire already connected to them.

I have 5 pair of 50 amp Anderson connectors on their way. I paid less than US $15 including shipping. The company is Chinese as are the connectors, so that may or may not be an issue for you. I have dealt with this company for a couple of years and have had no issue with their products or their service. you have to join to purchase but they accept PayPal so one doesn't have to give a credit card number.
The company is called Banggood and here is a link to their page with the Anderson connectors I purchased:


As I said the connectors I purchased have not arrived I will report back with a report of quality once they do. I have no other connection with the company save that I am a member and have purchased from them and have had good results. By the by the price on the connectors decreases dramatically as one purchases a greater quantity. The cost difference between buying 4 pair and 5 pair is one cent.
Hope this helps,
Wiley

Oddly enough, home Depot has a surprisingly in depth selection of PV products, including, connectorized, outdoor rated, strandard copper red and black wires available in multiple gauges and at multiple lengths. On line ordering. My neighbor recently ordered some wire for his panels and I worked with it and it is excellent wire. https://www.homedepot.com/s/Solar%20wire%20copper?searchtype=text&NCNI-5

I saw a tip on the interwebs somewhere recommending wire used for low voltage lighting, so I looked into it for the line from the panels to the SCC. You can get it in various gauges, it's UV protected and suitable for direct burial. Also pretty tough. Lower cost than 'solar rated' wire. Wound up getting a roll of 50' 12 gauge.
So if you can find one with adequate gauge for your amps and distance, not a bad choice.

Rider said:

I saw a tip on the interwebs somewhere recommending wire used for low voltage lighting, so I looked into it for the line from the panels to the SCC. You can get it in various gauges, it's UV protected and suitable for direct burial. Also pretty tough. Lower cost than 'solar rated' wire. Wound up getting a roll of 50' 12 gauge.
So if you can find one with adequate gauge for your amps and distance, not a bad choice.

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Cool idea and the bigger the wire the lower the loss. 12 gauge is not to shabby for 50' @ 20 amps maximum current flow. The higher the voltage the lower the loss as well and copper conducts electricity better than aluminum.

offgriddle said:

Cool idea and the bigger the wire the lower the loss. 12 gauge is not to shabby for 50' @ 20 amps maximum current flow. The higher the voltage the lower the loss as well and copper conducts electricity better than aluminum.

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I have a single panel pushing less than 10 amps, so 12g is overkill, but the heavier, tougher wire was more suitable for my portable application.

I only use Temco these days. Solid stuff: Click here
Wire is RoHS Compliant, UL 4703, 44, 854 rated, UV and Sunlight Resistant. Direct Burial rated. It is AMAZING. I have 200+ feet in my current system.

Commercial installation solar warehouses sell some crazy stuff that is rated for 20+ years. Same quality as temco, but I think it is a bit thicker. Hard to work with because insulation is so thick. Temco is easy to work with and rated for decades. Highly recommend the Temco.

Temporary arrays can use low voltage garden wire, pure copper only. It is good, and can be buried, has uv resistance, but its nowhere near as tough as true solar wire.

offgriddle said:

Oddly enough, home Depot has a surprisingly in depth selection of PV products, including, connectorized, outdoor rated, strandard copper red and black wires available in multiple gauges and at multiple lengths. On line ordering. My neighbor recently ordered some wire for his panels and I worked with it and it is excellent wire. https://www.homedepot.com/s/Solar%20wire%20copper?searchtype=text&NCNI-5

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I must have looked at the wrong section in my local Home Depot. All they had was very stiff wire, not much shielding. Guess I might have to order online from them. Thanks !

Will Prowse said:

I only use Temco these days. Solid stuff: Click here
Wire is RoHS Compliant, UL 4703, 44, 854 rated, UV and Sunlight Resistant. Direct Burial rated. It is AMAZING. I have 200+ feet in my current system.

Commercial installation solar warehouses sell some crazy stuff that is rated for 20+ years. Same quality as temco, but I think it is a bit thicker. Hard to work with because insulation is so thick. Temco is easy to work with and rated for decades. Highly recommend the Temco.

Temporary arrays can use low voltage garden wire, pure copper only. It is good, and can be buried, has uv resistance, but its nowhere near as tough as true solar wire.

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Will Prowse said:

I only use Temco these days. Solid stuff: Click here
Wire is RoHS Compliant, UL 4703, 44, 854 rated, UV and Sunlight Resistant. Direct Burial rated. It is AMAZING. I have 200+ feet in my current system.

Commercial installation solar warehouses sell some crazy stuff that is rated for 20+ years. Same quality as temco, but I think it is a bit thicker. Hard to work with because insulation is so thick. Temco is easy to work with and rated for decades. Highly recommend the Temco.

Temporary arrays can use low voltage garden wire, pure copper only. It is good, and can be buried, has uv resistance, but its nowhere near as tough as true solar wire.

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Thank you. Didn't want to spend $76 and find out it was no good. Thanks for the link !

I usually buy from https://www.wireandcableyourway.com/ Good selection, good prices.

DrMay1987 said:

For me personally, the best online store for such items is the one that you created yourself. This is exactly the approach I thought it necessary to do with only the most necessary tools at hand, for example, Wordpress. The first option is the most convenient for me, because in this business, the convenience of visitors to the website itself is important: the design, the main page and additional tabs. These features should include websites that are aimed at a larger audience than 100,000 visits per month. These are just initial numbers but they can already work for you bringing a considerable income to your wallet.

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So every time you want to buy something on the internet you set up an online store and buy it from yourself? Interesting strategy, but what if you have a complaint with the service or the product? What if it turned to blows between the buyer and seller? It would be like this:

Depending on how much you need. Windy Nation dot Com has cable extensions.