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profdant139
Explorer II
Oct 11, 2021

Need advice on 50 ft cable to portable solar panel

We have a 120 watt portable solar panel -- it almost always generates enough power to top off our battery every day. We usually park the trailer in the shade and put the panel in the sun. We have ...
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Mike134
Explorer
Oct 12, 2021
Buy plain old 10ga stranded wire cut 2 50' pieces tape them together every 3 feet.
Your only dealing with a 12 volt circuit.

That's how we used to string temporary lights till they changed the NEC and required an outer jacket over the conductors.

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