"Thanks for the idea. Found two pair of 12' jumper cables at a yard sale yesterday. $3.00 each. That works out to 48 feet of 6 gauge cable @ 12.5 cents a foot.
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"I agree that battery jumper cables can make good controller to battery and battery to battery cables, but watch out for the cheapo battery cables. Especially the ones found in the bank give-away emergency car kits. Even though some of these wires…"
"Can I use this for Panels to charge controller? Will the MC4 connectors fit this 4AWG wire?"
"Here is the link on EBay to the guy I bought the UV wire from....
http://www.ebay.com/itm/400246316396?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649
I'm very satisfied with the outdoor 8 guage UV wire from this guy and it was at a good…"
Kenny Kemp replied to Jim's discussion Bargain Heavy Gauge Wire"Good evening guys and gals,
I've been looking on Ebay at some of these deals on wire, specifically some #4 gauge wire. I read some negative feed back on some sellers saying the wire is aluminum coated with this thin layer of copper.…"
ron nelson replied to Jim's discussion Bargain Heavy Gauge Wire" for some of you number 12 volt wire .... side walk lighting at garage sales ... if there wire with it buy... at store about 40.00$ garage sales maybe 2 or3 $ for 100 feet of wire ,some connector ,bulb from 4 watts to maybe…"
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"Don't forget to take shading into account when panel voltages vary from one another like that. I would get some three amp diodes on the positive leads to help with that issue. Looks nice!"
"Just run a double ought wire down from the spire on the clock tower to your charge controller and be patient..."
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