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Simple wiring questions for my first Mod!! Please help!
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<blockquote data-quote="Bob Landry" data-source="post: 240298" data-attributes="member: 7025"><p>When I re-wired my G3, which came from salt water and was a mess, I used #16 for everything except the VHF and I used #14 for that because of the current draw on transmit. The trolling motor was wired with #8, but since I had to drill rivets and pull the side panel to get to it, I figured for the small difference in price, bigger was better and I went with #8. I do prefer the adhesive lined heat shrink, but the liqid tape when used correctly is better than nothing. A heat gun is not always in everyone's tool box, and unless you do a lot of this stuff, most people don't have one laying around. The main thing is to keep moisture from wicking under the installation and causing corrosion. If that gets bad enough, you can't cut back enough to get clean wire for a repair and you end up having to pull new wire.</p><p>Also, I use AWG wire and not SAE. My G3 was factory wired with SAE wire. I'm not going to get into the diameter and conductivity differences between the two because I don't know it and don't want to waste time researching it, but size for size, the AWG wire appears to be larger and if that's the case, will give better conductity. Also, marine connectors are sized for AWG wire.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bob Landry, post: 240298, member: 7025"] When I re-wired my G3, which came from salt water and was a mess, I used #16 for everything except the VHF and I used #14 for that because of the current draw on transmit. The trolling motor was wired with #8, but since I had to drill rivets and pull the side panel to get to it, I figured for the small difference in price, bigger was better and I went with #8. I do prefer the adhesive lined heat shrink, but the liqid tape when used correctly is better than nothing. A heat gun is not always in everyone's tool box, and unless you do a lot of this stuff, most people don't have one laying around. The main thing is to keep moisture from wicking under the installation and causing corrosion. If that gets bad enough, you can't cut back enough to get clean wire for a repair and you end up having to pull new wire. Also, I use AWG wire and not SAE. My G3 was factory wired with SAE wire. I'm not going to get into the diameter and conductivity differences between the two because I don't know it and don't want to waste time researching it, but size for size, the AWG wire appears to be larger and if that's the case, will give better conductity. Also, marine connectors are sized for AWG wire. [/QUOTE]
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