DenMike
Palm Bay, Florida
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I'm upgrading my manual pull awning to power and need to know which wire gauge to use. I haven't been able to find any amps or wattage for the motor.
Any ideas?
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fyrflie
Martinez, CA. USA
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Found this at Etrailer.com
https://www.etrailer.com/question-331278.html
It suggests 14 gauge wire.
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DenMike
Palm Bay, Florida
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fyrflie wrote:Found this at Etrailer.com
https://www.etrailer.com/question-331278.html
It suggests 14 gauge wire.
14 gauge it will be. Thank you!
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enblethen
Moses Lake, WA
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I read the etrailer link as 12/2 brake cable.
description says 14/2
12/2 would have less voltage drop
Bud
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pianotuna
Regina, SK, Canada
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Motors don't like low voltage. Go for the 12 2 or even 10 2
Regards, Don
My ride is a 28 foot Class C, 256 watts solar, 556 amp-hours of Telcom jars, 3000 watt Magnum hybrid inverter, Sola Basic Autoformer, Microair Easy Start.
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