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Wiring Question: proper gauge selection and ABYC colors??
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<blockquote data-quote="wasilvers" data-source="post: 143736" data-attributes="member: 1776"><p>Ditto that, I used Red, Black, and White. Black was negative - which was shared with all accesories - so I didn't need as much - Red and White were positive. I figured I knew what was wired where and that was good enough. But I used white for lights, and red for accessories.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Actually, the fuse is to cut power from the battery in case of too much current draw (ie.. a short or bigger accessory hooked up). If you short out, hopefully the fuse blows and keeps your wiring intact, your gas tank from blowing, or the juice from cutting a hole in your aluminum boat, and your new 1197 Side Imaging from getting toasted. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> </p><p></p><p>I fused everything except my electronics, but that was because it's hooked right up to the battery with a short cord and I ran out of time. It will be fused in a few weeks.</p><p></p><p>As to tinned wire, I don't know. I didn't use it because the last guys didn't use it. I looked at trailer wiring and it wasn't tinned, and that stuff gets wet all the time. I did solder all but 3 of the connections. I figured it's hard to corrode soldered connections.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wasilvers, post: 143736, member: 1776"] Ditto that, I used Red, Black, and White. Black was negative - which was shared with all accesories - so I didn't need as much - Red and White were positive. I figured I knew what was wired where and that was good enough. But I used white for lights, and red for accessories. Actually, the fuse is to cut power from the battery in case of too much current draw (ie.. a short or bigger accessory hooked up). If you short out, hopefully the fuse blows and keeps your wiring intact, your gas tank from blowing, or the juice from cutting a hole in your aluminum boat, and your new 1197 Side Imaging from getting toasted. :D I fused everything except my electronics, but that was because it's hooked right up to the battery with a short cord and I ran out of time. It will be fused in a few weeks. As to tinned wire, I don't know. I didn't use it because the last guys didn't use it. I looked at trailer wiring and it wasn't tinned, and that stuff gets wet all the time. I did solder all but 3 of the connections. I figured it's hard to corrode soldered connections. [/QUOTE]
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