What gauge wire do I use
1675309
I used 14 gauge, but not sure if there is a limit one way or the other. We still have not had any problems at all with this box. Love it. Highly recommend it
1675310
I used 12/2 gauge, but knowing the length of wire and total wattage if bulbs is key
1675311
I'm not sure but I think it was a multi strand low voltage wire. The guage is dictated by the length of wire ( voltage drop ). The longer the wire the larger guage. I think we (the electrician) used 12 guage.
1675312
There is a lot to add up to figure that out. Number of lights, wattage totals, length of runs, etc.10 gauge is a good overall to use.
200919
i just used 14 gauge electric wiring. it worked fine. the connections could take 12 gauge wire.
951508
Not sure but it really doesn't make any difference,just use the same size wire as the rest of the gauges.
1058326
Are you talking about your power wires? If so I would definitely use 4 gauge for my ground with any amplifier you can use 6 or 8 gauge for the power cable
1842437
Hi,We used 16 gauge wire. It works fine for us. Not sure that's the proper gauge but that's what we've used on all our fence chargers.
1466627
I am using the ones it came with. But as for 10 feet? Yes, with the correct gauge wire....as you indicated you would use.
1877748
On my panels I use a #14 gauge wire on a 15 amp breaker. For the amp meter side I use Cat 5 wire with crimp connectors.
308540
I used standard 16 gauge wire. Note if distance is more than 50 feet you should use 12 gauge for better sound.
1089769
Proper wire size is determined by the load (Amps) and length of wire needed. Search for "12v wire sizing chart" to see a breakdown. I use 16 gauge wire which will carry up to 5 Amps 15 feet with about 3% voltage drop.
1398446
20 gauge is fine for short connections but I would use 16 or 18 for long runs. I used lamp cord (18 gauge) for about a ten foot run and it worked OK. If you use smaller wire for a long distance it will work but your light output will be diminished. For those who don't know - the smaller the wire the larger the gauge, so a 20 gauge wire is smaller than an 18 gauge wire. Think of electricity flowing through a wire like water flowing through a pipe - the bigger the pipe, the easier it is for water to flow through it.
1058836
I actually used 16 gauge wire. I think 14 would work; it would depend on whether 14 will fit in the speaker wire recepticles. No problem at all with the 16 gauge.
1243303
Personally I would use 18 gauge wire, your load is less than 3 amps. 18 Ga wire is over engineered for the load and it has mechanical strength.
1563685
Here, check this out. 8 gauge and 4 gauge are correct, depending on the distance the amplifier is from the battery. The closer it will be, the less resistance created, thus you can use smaller wire. Also, like others said, the terminals are 8ga on the amp, but you can also use adapters to go from 4ga wire to 8ga terminals. Stinger makes some nice terminals like this that I am using on my setup.http://www.crutchfield.com/S-81IQYmtv6S3/learn/learningcenter/car/cable_gauge_chart.html
2030955
Unfortunately I don't know what size the wire I used is. It came with the house but is was a tight fit. Other reviews I read said no to 16 gauge wire. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful.
1802164
I used 10 Gauge, distance to the battery and controller charging output (Amps) has a bearing on the wire gauge size. Go larger rather then smaller, it make the system more efficient and saver.
1834408
I would use no smaller than 16 gauge wire. You could go a low a 12 but this wire is thick and harder to hide. The thoughts have always been the smaller the gauge(thicker) the better .
884438
Don't know the gauge, but the wires are thick, heavy duty and not too long, so I don't think you'll have issues with them. I haven't.