house electrical - Little Gotcha

[Matt Colie]

If you are doing electrical work on your coach, be aware that they are wired with SAE sized wire and NOT AWG. SAE wire sizes can be as much as 10%
smaller than AWG and the voltage drop at high loads can be a real big issue.

Also, if you have to buy much wire, find a marine supplier (not a boat stuff store like West Marine). Marine wire has two significant advantages in
addition to being AWG sizes:
It is finer stranded for both fatigue resistance and easier bending to fit.
It is all tinned strands for corrosion resistance.
The increase in cost is minimal and as I always made note to clients, you only have to buy it once.....

Matt
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Matt & Mary Colie - '73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
Electronically Controlled Quiet Engine Cooling Fan
OE Rear Drum Brakes with Applied Control Arms
SE Michigan - Twixt A2 and Detroit

 

[Matt Colie]

Marine wire suppliers that I forgot to include:
http://www.genuinedealz.com/
https://www.delcity.net/
https://theelectricaldepot.com/

There you are.....

Matt
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Matt & Mary Colie - '73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
Electronically Controlled Quiet Engine Cooling Fan
OE Rear Drum Brakes with Applied Control Arms
SE Michigan - Twixt A2 and Detroit

 

[fred estabrook]

Thanks for the heads up info Matt. Will probably have to order on line as
there are not too many marine stores in AZ.

On Wed, Feb 13, 2019 at 12:26 PM Matt Colie via Gmclist <

> If you are doing electrical work on your coach, be aware that they are
> wired with SAE sized wire and NOT AWG. SAE wire sizes can be as much as 10%
> smaller than AWG and the voltage drop at high loads can be a real big
> issue.
>
> Also, if you have to buy much wire, find a marine supplier (not a boat
> stuff store like West Marine). Marine wire has two significant advantages
> in
> addition to being AWG sizes:
> It is finer stranded for both fatigue resistance and easier bending to fit.
> It is all tinned strands for corrosion resistance.
> The increase in cost is minimal and as I always made note to clients, you
> only have to buy it once.....
>
> Matt
> --
> Matt & Mary Colie - '73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
> Electronically Controlled Quiet Engine Cooling Fan
> OE Rear Drum Brakes with Applied Control Arms
> SE Michigan - Twixt A2 and Detroit
>
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