Interesting... Mine has never leaked a drop. I womder if your unit was older stock (unknown to you) and the rubber was possible too hard to seal properly?
Paul Esterle -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Jim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > [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&familyN > ame=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 _______________________________________________ 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
