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Tin clad marine vs. 100% copper

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by alb1k, Oct 9, 2021.

  1. Oct 9, 2021 at 10:03 PM
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    Switch pros, 1-2 ga. users, etc. Are you using marine/tin clad or 100% copper wire? I hear marine a lot, but 100% copper has better resistance and sealed right at terminals, seems better overall. Welding cable even better.

    Also, if for instance, 2 BD Squadron Sport LEDs are 20A each, are you still hooking both of those to one switch on a switch pros 9100?

    Thank you, first post in electronics for me.

    Erik
     
  2. Oct 10, 2021 at 1:25 PM
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    My Switch Pros cam with the wiring so I used that. The 4 switches left of center are rated for 20A, the 4 on the right are 35A. I have my BD squadron SAE fogs running on a 20A. Had my squadron pros I have as aux backup on 20A with no problem, only moved to 35A side to separate from front facing light switches. Hope this helps.
    Just looked at BD website Squadron Pros are 26W, but only 2A per light. I thought that something didn't seem right as far as 20A per light.
     
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    Thank you! @AZ Red Nek
     
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    20 for LED seemed high to me as well. Thank you for checking :)
     
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    Glad I could help
     
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    I appreciate it very much. Makes more sense that I mixed up watts and amps than LEDs would draw too much. Especially the SS.
     
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    When I got my Switch Pros I thought 8 switches was overkill, I only have 2 unused now.20211010_230331.jpg
     
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