What Gauge Wire To Use For 12 Volt System

[sandman]

Hey all,

I was hoping some of you electrical gurus can answer a question for me. I am about ready to begin wiring in all my lights and stuff in my teardrop. I have a Parallax Power Console which will provide juice to 4 different 12 volt lights, a small heater, and a few other 12 volt necessities.

What gauge wire should I use for all my 12 volt connections? Lights, heater, Car Radio, TV, Fan-tastic Vent Fan

What gauge wire should I use for the 2 110v plugs that I plan on installing?

[toypusher]

Have you read this thread? Electrical Considerations

You might want to check the diagram on this page: Wiring diagram

[sandman]

Great posts...Thanks a bunch, Toypusher. I think that will answer most of my questions....at least until I try to wire up the Parallax Power Center. Thanks for the help, bro.

[sdtripper2]

Sandman:

What gauge wire should I use for all my 12 volt connections?

This thread By: Bruce AKA (bdosborn) will really bring home some answers for you on 12 Volt Wire Gages

12v Wire sizes and Fuses Made Easy
By: Bruce AKA (bdosborn)
http://tnttt.com/viewto ... highlight=

What gauge wire should I use for the 2 110v plugs that I plan on installing?

120v & 12V Wire sizes and Teardrop Diagram Made Easy
Here is a sample TD wire diagram from (bdosborn)
That will show you AC & DC wire sizes in one place.

PDF file AC & DC Wire Diagram from Bruce below:
http://home.comcast.net/%7Ebdosborn/tea ... iagram.pdf
http://tnttt.com/viewto ... 7031#17031


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Kerry pointed you here and this is a good place but specifically
look to the question below under the answer to this question:
http://tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?t=11272
Go down To this question on the URL above for even more opinion and answers:
Question:
Internal power panels, wire gauge questions & ground fault circuit (GFCI)?
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[BrwBier]

Parallax Power Center
You see, now that is the easy part, they are wired exactly like a flux capacitor.
Brwbier

[madjack]

Parallax Power Center
You see, now that is the easy part, they are wired exactly like a flux capacitor.
Brwbier

...ya know, I wired to my flux capacitor to a flowbistat controller...boy oh boy, did that ever make my shingoshies light up...heck, they were even spinning in sequence after that...
madjack