maddogsnavy25
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I want to use an angle grinder as I have experience with them but was afraid of catching the foam on fire, any advice?
maddogsnavy25 said:Picked up those Diablo blades today and plan on cutting the wholes this weekend, I have a 8 gang switch panel I plan on wiring my radio, interior led lights, external floodlights, trolling motor, nav lights, 12v socket, and my fish finder off of, I think 14 gauge wire should hold me on everything any advice?
maddogsnavy25 said:Ok that's awesome info, and yeah I was planning on the tinned wire and heat shrink connectors, if everything is on a switch I should be able to put it all on a common ground correct?
That's what I did. In fact just today.. I made a bus bar out of 1/8" thick steel bar. LOL actually I cut one side out of a square steel tube. 4" long, drilled some holes in each end then 5 smaller holes 3/8" from the edge for each of the accessory negative wires. Put the Battery - wire on one of the end screws, the accessory wires on each of the edge screws and everything worked out great. Now I just need to pick up some switches to have it all wired in.maddogsnavy25 said:Ok that's awesome info, and yeah I was planning on the tinned wire and heat shrink connectors, if everything is on a switch I should be able to put it all on a common ground correct?
mbweimar said:Did I read that you're planning on wiring the trolling motor to the switch panel? If so, I'd consider going straight to the battery with it. Use 8 gauge wire and a 40-50 amp circuit breaker.
mbweimar said:Hmm...what size wire are you using to feed the switch panel?
Also, I would be worried about how many amps the switch is rated for. Perfect example: I have a US Fish and Wildlife officer who insists having his siren on a toggle switch on his 24' Shearwater. Needless to say I've replaced that toggle switch 3 times in the last 2 months to prove to him that the siren (which only draws about 10 amps) pulls way too much current across the switch.
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