West Marine (or similar boating store) has a lot of electrical components like this that are intended for wet applications.
Amps @ 13.8 Volts | LENGTH OF WIRE American Wire Gauge (AWG) | ||||||
0-4 ft. | 4-7 ft. | 7-10 ft. | 10-13 ft. | 13-16 ft. | 16-19 ft. | 19-22 ft. | |
0-10 | 16-ga. | 16-ga. | 14-ga. | 14-ga. | 12-ga. | 10-ga. | 10-ga. |
10–15 | 14-ga. | 14-ga. | 14-ga. | 12-ga. | 10-ga. | 8-ga. | 8-ga. |
15-20 | 12-ga. | 12-ga. | 12-ga. | 12-ga. | 10-ga. | 8-ga. | 8-ga. |
20-35 | 12-ga. | 10-ga. | 10-ga. | 10-ga. | 10-ga. | 8-ga. | 8-ga. |
35-50 | 10-ga. | 10-ga. | 10-ga. | 8-ga. | 8-ga. | 8-ga. | 6 or 4-ga. |
50-65 | 10-ga. | 10-ga. | 8-ga. | 8-ga. | 6 or 4-ga. | 6 or 4-ga. | 4-ga. |
65-85 | 10-ga. | 8-ga. | 8-ga. | 6 or 4-ga. | 6 or 4-ga. | 4-ga. | 4-ga. |
85-105 | 8-ga. | 8-ga. | 6 or 4-ga. | 4-ga. | 4-ga. | 4-ga. | 4-ga. |
I'm planning to have some made with two or four holes. Talking to the fabricator tomorrow. Anyone else interested in buying something like this?
Something like Plan C is what I am currently planning. I got a 2 way 500AMP winch Solenoid and a relay. I will run Aux3 to NormallyConnected (87A) contact of relay to switch solenoid to compressor, and flip the relay on with AUX4 to swtch the solenoid to power the winch. Need to have AUX3 and AUX4 for switching this way, but I think it will work for me.
Not yet. The fabricator is still working on it. However, I found components that I like better. The plate will likely have two components in it, one Anderson Power Pole and a USB charging outlet. So, in the plate will have square holes rather than round ones. They are not water tight, I'm working on that.
Thanks for the link, I see I did use overkill when I wired my rear winch cable and secondary battery in my XJ and have kept it up with my JT wiring.
My logic.
if 14 ga works I go with 12 or 10 but I've wired some lights almost 30 years ago that still work wiring wise.What’s the red connection for? Pardon my ignorance.I now have my main front to back wire terminating at an Anderson style connector for my air compressor. I tied into that line for a pair of 12v cigarette outlets with a 30amp inline fuse as well as a double USB outlet with a 5amp inline fuse. This is all currently connected to my Aux 1 wire in the engine compartment (with its 40amp fuse).
Wired & ready to test before mounting.
With aux 1 pressed.
Voltage drop while running my compressor (kept engine running throughout test). I think the voltage drop is mainly caused by the lower gauge factory wire used for aux 1. The wire for aux 1 seemed much smaller than the 10AWG I used for my connections in the rear.
I only aired down 10psi, then back up ... and didn't time it. If I'm not happy with the performance, I might switch my engine bay wiring to get max power to my compressor. I'd put a ring terminal on the heavy gauge wire I ran to the engine bay to connect it to the solenoid along with my winch. If so, the winch & bed power will both be run from the battery via aux 3. I can't foresee an instance where I'd use both the winch and the bed outlet at the same time, so I imagine that would be an acceptable wiring option.
Supplied screws wouldn't 'self tap' despite pre-drilling holes almost as large as the outer edges of the threads. I used some 1/2" self tapping stainless screws for now. I may end up painting the heads of them.
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