Electric new install
I am putting in all new 12v and 120v electric in a van. Quick question should i use two or three strand 120v wire for plugs? putting in a WFCO 8700 series power center.
Forum Discussion
Bobbo wrote:
I think 18g, while marginally acceptable for lights, is too small for any outlets.
18g, will easily carry 10A, with very little voltage drop for the length of a Class B or C. Lights, even before LEDs, drew about 1/4A each. Now, a couple mA (unless we are talking a high power exterior lighting)
Entertainment center, a couple of amps (assuming no aftermarket amplifiers).
The really old laptops had some big "power bricks" that really needed to be run off of AC. The new ones are tiny and you can buy a 12V power supply that would draw about 5A-6A. The new USB-C Power Delivery specification has a 100W max output, but 60W is more common. I have yet to see a 100w USB-C 100W power supply that runs on 12VDC. Even so, it would draw less than 10A.
