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Double insulated cable for solar

Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2021 9:24 am
by Wave
I'm busy upgrading my trailers 12v power, I'm installing a National Luna DC-DC 25amp charger, this also has a solar input, so while I'm busy I would like to run that cable too with the BH connector on the draw bar.

Does anyone know where I can get double insulted cable like in the below pic?
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Re: Double insulated cable for solar

Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2021 11:25 am
by KurtG
I thought you were selling everything?

Have you tried AC/DC Express?

Re: Double insulated cable for solar

Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2021 11:27 am
by Anthony Forgey
Probably AC DC or voltex

Re: Double insulated cable for solar

Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2021 11:29 am
by Paul#25
Your best bet will be AC/DC Geoff.
They sell solar rated wiring in the single colour in 10m rolls. That is what I used for my setup but have a section of heat-shrink every 30cm to keep the two wires together.

Re: Double insulated cable for solar

Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2021 11:33 am
by Wave
KurtG wrote:
Mon Aug 23, 2021 11:25 am
I thought you were selling everything?

Have you tried AC/DC Express?
The trailer is coming with... and its worth double there than it is here, at worst I sell it that side.
Anthony Forgey wrote:
Mon Aug 23, 2021 11:27 am
Probably AC DC or voltex
Paul#25 wrote:
Mon Aug 23, 2021 11:29 am
Your best bet will be AC/DC Geoff.
They sell solar rated wiring in the single colour in 10m rolls. That is what I used for my setup but have a section of heat-shrink every 30cm to keep the two wires together.
Thanks guys, will give them a call

Re: Double insulated cable for solar

Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2021 3:26 pm
by henris
Just a piece of advice. Those strands must be as fine as possible. Else they will fatigue and break.

Re: Double insulated cable for solar

Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2021 5:34 pm
by Woolf
For cable try Citilec in Highlands North.
Its sold as panel wire and has the very fine strands as indicated by Henris above.
I bought 10mm for R18/m and 16mm for R25/m
By way of comparison for 16mm the price at ODW is R79 and 4x4 Direct is R60/m.
They also cut to length. I haven't bought thinner guage from them so I don't know if they'll cut thinner wire.

To keep the wires together I would use braided sleeving
https://www.three-d.co.za/#!items/gp-braided-sleeving

Double insulated cable for solar

Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2021 5:40 pm
by KurtG
Edit: Oops, I misread the post

Re: Double insulated cable for solar

Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2021 7:35 pm
by Woolf
I mean Henris, the recovery guy, from Nigel.
Refer post #6

Re: Double insulated cable for solar

Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2021 7:54 pm
by KurtG
Woolf wrote:I mean Henris, the recovery guy, from Nigel.
Refer post #6
Oh yes, I edited my post