12 Volt Electrical

[john curtis]

Hello everyone.
Was wondering what guage of wire do I use to connect the 30 amp power center to the battery.
Thanks for any help.
John

[Shadow Catcher]

To be on the safe side I would go with 8 or 10ga (our shore power cord is 10)

[john curtis]

Thanks for the info.

[dh]

You might have a hard time locating 8g wire. Check the car stereo places, they handle it. Thats what I running from gally to tongue for my 45A power center.

[AZSpyder]

8 gauge could be a bit of a overkill for 30 amps. I'm running 10 gauge and even 12 gauge would work on shorter runs.

There is a nice chart in this thread:
http://www.tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?t=34942&highlight=battery+wire

Jerry

[dmckruit]

You can always buy a long pair of jumper cables and cut off the ends. I found this was the cheaper alternative to buying the wire individually.