How large are the screw terminals? Can you screw down 14 or 16 gauge stranded wire without first tinning the ends of the wires?
2060988
Yes, there is plenty of room, I attached 12 gauge monster cable and it works fine.
2060989
No. They are pretty tight i actually plan on reinstalling them with the copper 'u' clamp (i think thats the name). Works fine with standard speaker wires. Not sure of gauge but it is tight and a little difficult to wire them all up.
745311
Not made for large gauge wires. I think it will handle up to 18-16 awg no problem
1312175
I just tried with. a piece of ROMEX 14ga solid copper wire & it did slide into the terminal-block. So, yes it will accept a single 14ga wire.
571924
it can fit 4 guage in the terminals of the x-12 d2 i have 2 cadence 8 guage wires NOT trimmed but twisted together in EACH terminal.. will need awesome wire tho. can really take some heat.
1513662
I am not sure as i have covered the connection up so that the terminals could not be accidentally crossed by something. I installed the largest cables you could find on Amazon and they bolted right up. I would say they are on the large side for a converter. It does the job on a stand alone deep cycle battery very well.
1239995
I bought the mating (weatherized) MC4 connectors; not expensive, but the crimp tool is pricey. Of course you can cut off the extant MC4 connectors and splice to any appropriate wire pair. Your chosen 16AWG wire is sufficient for the approx 2.5A max current if you are not going too far, (perhaps 20 ft or less; remember voltage drop is a function of distance). If the cables have shielding ( I think they don't), be certain to prevent a short to the shield where you splice. You can look under the terminal cover to see if they are shielded; I did, but can't remember for sure.
1333650
It should work as long as it's stranded wire and not solid 14 might be a little tough
1594457
I used it with 14 gauge wire. I don't know if they would work with thicker wire or not but you could certainly use them with either 14 or 16 awg.
1110030
I think 16 guage is the biggest wire it recommends. I would get something more heavy duty.
745310
12 gauge wire with barrel style socket will fit into weatherproof 14-16 connection?
701802
The larger terminals are I'd say 1/4 inch like normal battery posts. The control terminals are smaller like 1/8 or less
725917
I wouldn't put it that big... probably closer to a multi stranded 8-12 AWG. Though I am doing that by visual (don't have a gauge).
701873
I am not sure what size to use, but if you used a 14 gauge wire, I think you should be fine.
1902813
Yes they can be extended. I believe they were 16ga? I have used 16 gauge stranded wire for up to about 8 feet without any issues. Of course you shouldn't extend the wires too far if youre maxing out the transformers. I installed 4 of these in gas station signs about 2 to 3 months ago and havent had any issues as of yet...
50631
These lights came with wire connectors and you simply snap them onto the wires. Should work with both 14/2 and 16/2. The connector has different slots for different wire width.
1312176
It will actually accept up to #12, although stranded wire always has a slightly larger diameter for the same AWG. Remember that although solid #14 is safe for up to 32 amps free-air/17 enclosed (stranded slightly higher, all values conservative), the relay contacts are rated at 10 amps.
38317
I used 16 gage and my system sounds fine. The thicker the wire is, the better. But I think 16 gage is fine for most applications.