[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Jim, > > Grab a West Marine catalog or an Ancor catalog. They both have tables showing > 3% and 10% voltage drops in regard to current and wire size. What thru-deck > connector did you use? I used Blue Seas CableClam and had no leaks. If you > use one of these, make sure the cable is round, not flat. They don't seal > well around flat cables... > > > Paul Esterle > > > Hi Paul,
I used the one described at: http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=2278&familyName=CableClam+Sealed+Thru-Deck+Connectors The cable was RG-8X marine grade which is round but it sure didn't seal very well. Thanks, Jim. > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: Jim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> In preparation for installing my solar panels, I'm going to run the >> wires perhaps this weekend. Each panel is 95W and I'll be running about >> 25' of wire, that's 50' round trip. I figured that #14 wire would drop >> about 8% of the voltage and I like a <5% drop, so I am planning on >> running #12. Does that sound reasonable? >> >> Also what's anyone use to get wires through the deck? I used on of >> those sealed thru-deck connectors for my coax and it leaked like a >> sieve. I had to paint silicone on it to stop the leaks, so I'm not >> impressed with that solution. If I wanted to have to use silicone, I'd >> just drill a hole in the deck. >> >> I plan on having a connector at the solar panel in a semi protected area >> so I don't probably don't want a connector on the deck. That'd just be >> another point of failure/problems. >> >> Suggestions? >> >> Thanks, >> Jim. >> _______________________________________________ >> Liveaboard mailing list >> [email protected] >> To adjust your membership settings over the web >> http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard >> To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ >> >> To search the archives >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >> >> The Mailman Users Guide can be found here >> http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html >> > > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > > _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
