Thanks Chuck.

This looks like a good deal to check out.

Don



On Wed, 21 Jun 2006 07:32:13 -0400, chuck wrote:

Larry wrote:
Don Mahony wrote in
:

Have you or anyone else
actually used this wire in this application?


Shhhh! Geez, don't tell 'em! I'll never hear the end of it!





......er, ah......well, yes.......



Radio Shack has the nicest #8 "speaker wire", a parallel pair giant
zipcord of clear plastic (so you can SEE if the damned conductors inside
are turning GREEN from the water intrusion eating them or not) with
finely stranded, very flexible conductors I've never been able to break
by flexing. $1/foot out of the box at the Shack....One of the conductors
has a red line down one of the conductors. That one's positive, here.


Shhhh....after replacing the "marine grade" cables for the 2nd time going
to the bilge pumps, I used this bigger wire because it was so cheap and I
was in a hurry. Sealed the ends, including the ring terminals with a
little blob of grease to keep the bilge humidity out. The conductors
inside the clear plastic still look NEW!....(c;


Shhh....my whole STEPVAN is rewired with car stereo speaker wire, even
the diesel starter cable! That stiff battery cable crap breaks the #14
solid strands after a while...but not car stereo cable you can fold in
half with no damage. Famous last words, "It'll crank a truck!"...(c;

If it'll conduct 10KW of bass audio at 8 ohms...it'll run the windlass!


You can get genuine marine battery cable
with UL, USCG, ABYC, etc. compliances
for $1.48/foot he

http://stores.channeladvisor.com/gen...GIM-WUL4RD-/FT
Genuinedealz.com - The Internet Bazaar
GIM-WUL4RD-/FT: 4 AWG Marine Tinned
Battery Cable Boat Wire RED /ft

If you're going to go with #8 duplex,
that's $1.45/foot.

I've never dealt with them so caveat emptor.

Chuck

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