Could be 20AWG or 24. Can be 8 leads. But different colors. I need to add 25'Thermostat wire is solid conductor. A bit leery of exposing it to vibration - the conductors are tiny.

Home improvement store would be easiest/cheapest; look in the irrigation section for sprinkler control wiring. Solid conductor should hold up fine, IMO. Otherwise, Google 8-conductor stranded wire; lots of results.Here's some

Electronics supply houses.. Alas the one I used to use is no longer open to the public Let me check one ohterwww.allelectronics.com has Cat 5 and cat 6 24awg cables 8 wireThese are standard computer cables by the way (LAN cables) used for data transmission.. Green Green with stripe.. Orange Orange with stripe and so on.

I’ve used cat V in several installations, works well just kinda messy. Just installed a Victron unit, they use a data cable you just plug into the shunt & meter, run one wire to battery positive, very neat. Also, with the dongle has Bluetooth capability, don’t even need the "install" the meter.

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Lots of cat 5 wire (but not all) is not multconductor. It generally depends on whether it's intended for use in walls or racks (not multiconductor) or to connect computers to those things, I suspect."Alarm cable" or "Security/alarm cable" is generally stranded and is readily available from various sources. It's rated at higher (line) voltages--and lower frequencies--than cat5/5e/6 wire. Most commonly it comes in four conductors or so, but is available with more including eight.

Where To Buy? 22AWG 7 Conductor Wire For Shunt Lead Extend

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gmctoyman
Explorer
Nov 16, 2017
I’ve used cat V in several installations, works well just kinda messy. Just installed a Victron unit, they use a data cable you just plug into the shunt & meter, run one wire to battery positive, very neat. Also, with the dongle has Bluetooth capability, don’t even need the "install" the meter.
wa8yxm
Explorer III
Nov 16, 2017
Electronics supply houses.. Alas the one I used to use is no longer open to the public Let me check one ohter

www.allelectronics.com has Cat 5 and cat 6 24awg cables 8 wire

These are standard computer cables by the way (LAN cables) used for data transmission.. Green Green with stripe.. Orange Orange with stripe and so on.
4x4van
Explorer III
Nov 16, 2017
Home improvement store would be easiest/cheapest; look in the irrigation section for sprinkler control wiring. Solid conductor should hold up fine, IMO. Otherwise, Google 8-conductor stranded wire; lots of results.
Here's some

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