I am thinking about investing in bulk black and red 12awg pure copper wire (not CCA & not tinned).
Advanced auto used to have 25ft legit/real 2 gauge wire jumper cables for $40 and were a great bang for buck and worked great for ATV winches, auto air compressors and other high amp auto type wiring. I have used extension cords to wire trailers vs that thin tiny wiring in kits.
Here are some thoughts:
I don't want to go smaller than 12awg and I dont have connectors or a need (amps) for 10+awg. Plus I have 1000+ ft of 10awg PV wire from santan solar I invested in but it's too thick, stiff etc for auto type wiring. I'd like more than a dozen strands if possible for some flexibility vs auto store wire. I worry about speaker wire vs the jacket melting and not listed esp if the jacket dry rots from my dry hot climate like that super flexible silicone on my upgraded multi meter leads.
I live in the desert and need to wire some LED lights for golfcarts, ATVs, another ATV winch relay/switch, stereo power wires, fathers new but used boat trailer. Rewire old ATV trailer lights, other cars stuff, relay switches, 48v to 12v converter wiring, and other DC stuff. I'd like single conductors for a lot of projects I have on my to do list this year. Bulk would be nice to save money and have it readily available since I live an hour from town.
I have used ancor in the past when I wired a boat and lived near the coast but don't need the tinned expense where I am now esp w my adhesive filled shrink wrap type connectors I already have that came in a few kits where I bought them for building my batrium BMS and needed the smaller red size.
Amazon basic seems to just be speaker wire but pure copper. Same with monoprice. There is 12v landscape wiring for powering lights at home depot and I assume it's UV rated. The wire I saw on will's site doesnt come in bulk.
22 cents a foot but probably stiff building AC wire
Update so far:
TXL is automotive wire
GXL has a higher temp rating for engine bays
RVI is hook up wire
Del City:
GXL $.28/ft https://m.delcity.net/store/12-Gauge-GXL-Wire/p_791875.h_791910
TXL (lower temp rating) $.28/ft https://www.delcity.net/store/Cross!Link-TXL-Wire/p_804943
RVI $.27/ft https://m.delcity.net/store/12-Gauge-RVI-Wire/p_183426.h_183768
AC/DC:
Another TXL $.38/ft - https://acdcwire.com/collections/txl-12-awg
Advanced auto used to have 25ft legit/real 2 gauge wire jumper cables for $40 and were a great bang for buck and worked great for ATV winches, auto air compressors and other high amp auto type wiring. I have used extension cords to wire trailers vs that thin tiny wiring in kits.
Here are some thoughts:
I don't want to go smaller than 12awg and I dont have connectors or a need (amps) for 10+awg. Plus I have 1000+ ft of 10awg PV wire from santan solar I invested in but it's too thick, stiff etc for auto type wiring. I'd like more than a dozen strands if possible for some flexibility vs auto store wire. I worry about speaker wire vs the jacket melting and not listed esp if the jacket dry rots from my dry hot climate like that super flexible silicone on my upgraded multi meter leads.
I live in the desert and need to wire some LED lights for golfcarts, ATVs, another ATV winch relay/switch, stereo power wires, fathers new but used boat trailer. Rewire old ATV trailer lights, other cars stuff, relay switches, 48v to 12v converter wiring, and other DC stuff. I'd like single conductors for a lot of projects I have on my to do list this year. Bulk would be nice to save money and have it readily available since I live an hour from town.
I have used ancor in the past when I wired a boat and lived near the coast but don't need the tinned expense where I am now esp w my adhesive filled shrink wrap type connectors I already have that came in a few kits where I bought them for building my batrium BMS and needed the smaller red size.
Amazon basic seems to just be speaker wire but pure copper. Same with monoprice. There is 12v landscape wiring for powering lights at home depot and I assume it's UV rated. The wire I saw on will's site doesnt come in bulk.
22 cents a foot but probably stiff building AC wire
Update so far:
TXL is automotive wire
GXL has a higher temp rating for engine bays
RVI is hook up wire
Del City:
GXL $.28/ft https://m.delcity.net/store/12-Gauge-GXL-Wire/p_791875.h_791910
TXL (lower temp rating) $.28/ft https://www.delcity.net/store/Cross!Link-TXL-Wire/p_804943
RVI $.27/ft https://m.delcity.net/store/12-Gauge-RVI-Wire/p_183426.h_183768
AC/DC:
Another TXL $.38/ft - https://acdcwire.com/collections/txl-12-awg
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