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What is the difference of automotive and house wire?
Automotive wire costs more because of the jacket & flexibility, which are not important in a house. The smaller strand sizing also provides greater compression in fittings & stronger connection strength.
Can you use 240v cable for 12v?
Not to confuse you but cable that is usually used on 240v is actually rated at 400v or higher. If you are using 12v and you are worried that the length of run to your water feature will create a voltage drop(most likely will but it will be so small it won’t be a problem) then use 1mm2 or 1.5mm2.
What type of wiring is used in cars?
The most typical type of wire used in most automotive applications is automotive cross-link wire and automotive primary wire. General Purpose High Temperature automotive wire is ideal for under-hood automotive wiring applications with hard-to-fit areas.
Can you use Thhn wire for automotive?
THHN is good enough to use to power a fluorescent, metal halide or high pressure sodium light ballast and you should have no problem with it in a vehicle where it is not constantly flexing.
What is 18 gauge wire used for?
18-gauge are used for low-voltage lighting and lamp cords in 10 amps. 16-gauge are used for light-duty extension cords supporting 13 amps. 14-gauge are usedfor light fixtures, lamps, lighting circuits with 15 amps.
What are the ratings for wire?
Wire Size & Amp Ratings
| Copper | ||
|---|---|---|
| Wire Gauge Size | 60°C (140°F) NM-B, UF-B | 90°C (194°F) THWN-2, THHN, XHHW-2, USE-2 |
| 14 | 15 | 25 |
| 12 | 20 | 30 |
| 10 | 30 | 40 |
What is the difference between 12V and 240V cable?
I would expect a cable for 12V to have lower resistance, not higher than one for 240V. If you have 10A at 240 or 12V, the voltage drop would be the same in either case – but if you lose 1V from 240 it’s no big deal, if you lose 1V from 12V it will make a difference.
How long can you run a 12V wire?
Maximum copper wire length with 2% voltage drop By increasing the size of the wire to gauge #2 (33.6 mm2) the maximum length is limited to approximately 32 m.
What does wire on a car handle mean?
Someone better not get kidnapped.” It goes on to show a second car with the wire on its handle. Soon after, another TikTok video went up from a man who claimed that the wire or string or a zip-tie on the car door is a common strategy used by people hoping to kidnap women.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfRuLlTp5s8
What kind of wire do you use for automotive wiring?
Automotive wiring has to be flexible. Stranded wire is flexible, where solid core wire can bend, but not over and over. Don’t use solid core wire in any automotive application. While this is not solid core wire, it is dang close.
Can you use solid core wire in a car?
Solid wire is only suitable for houses and industrial use, it should never be use in your car unless you are using to for bailing wire. Automotive wiring has to be flexible. Stranded wire is flexible, where solid core wire can bend, but not over and over. Don’t use solid core wire in any automotive application.
What kind of wire do I need for my house?
The wiring for the existing ones uses 14-2 gauge solid wire. I have an entire role of this, worth of $60 which I don’t entirely need but I bought it this way because I thought I would, and it was cheaper by meter/feet than buying exactly what I needed.