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Tech Talk => Engine Mechanical / Electrical => Topic started by: Handi-Crack on March 31, 2015, 07:02:08 PM

Title: Easy wire solution?
Post by: Handi-Crack on March 31, 2015, 07:02:08 PM: so gutted all of the wires and want to know what and where you all are getting your wiring from and connectors.
Title: Re: Easy wire solution?
Post by: Your Mom on March 31, 2015, 07:09:19 PM: I bought all mine from industrial liquidators here local.
Title: Re: Easy wire solution?
Post by: GT Jets on March 31, 2015, 07:22:51 PM: I use the Mercury marine ware harnesses and JT&T shrink connectors are the bomb diggity.

http://bpi.ebasicpower.com/p/MAR6199-02-06 (http://bpi.ebasicpower.com/p/MAR6199-02-06)

http://dev.ebasicpower.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=MAR6118-40&Category_Code=ALL6I (http://dev.ebasicpower.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=MAR6118-40&Category_Code=ALL6I)

There is enough wire there to do the job twice.

Seems expensive until you go to buy the wire alone.... :screwy:

I have three of these kits.

Not only that but you can remove the electrical in about 10 seconds....

JT&T master catalog... http://www.onlinecomponents.com/productFiles/mf-JTT/catalog%20fy06.pdf (http://www.onlinecomponents.com/productFiles/mf-JTT/catalog%20fy06.pdf)
Title: Re: Easy wire solution?
Post by: crewchief22 on March 31, 2015, 07:24:23 PM: http://www.hardin-marine.com/c-1230-wiring-harnesses.aspx (http://www.hardin-marine.com/c-1230-wiring-harnesses.aspx)

I used the Hardin Marine BBC harness kit and built my own from the dash back.
Title: Re: Easy wire solution?
Post by: jetjunky101 on March 31, 2015, 07:27:36 PM: Have any electrician buddy's that can spare say 30 ft or so in wire ? In all colors of course . Copper is way down right now .
Title: Re: Easy wire solution?
Post by: jimpen on March 31, 2015, 07:50:04 PM: Quote from: jetjunky101 on March 31, 2015, 07:27:36 PM
Have any electrician buddy's that can spare say 30 ft or so in wire ? In all colors of course . Copper is way down right now .
. Best to use tined marine wire in the long run.

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Title: Re: Easy wire solution?
Post by: 74hondo on March 31, 2015, 08:07:27 PM: It's not tinned and it's only two colors, but I have a ton of wire left that a fellow member gave me last year to help me out. You're welcome to have it free. Just figure out how to come pick it up.

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Title: Re: Easy wire solution?
Post by: jetjunky101 on March 31, 2015, 08:43:53 PM: Quote from: jimpen on March 31, 2015, 07:50:04 PM
. Best to use tined marine wire in the long run.

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I guess it depends on your application. If you have a $$$$$ motor than yha go big or go home . But on the cheep not easy I would just run metal stran .
Title: Re: Easy wire solution?
Post by: mash on it on March 31, 2015, 10:32:19 PM: Quote from: jetjunky101 on March 31, 2015, 08:43:53 PM
I guess it depends on your application. If you have a $$$$$ motor than yha go big or go home . But on the cheep not easy I would just run metal stran .

Metal stran? I guess this is single, individual wires?

I used 9 wire TRAILER wiring from the dash to the transom/wiring block on the the back of the motor.

Its all sealed, like an extension cord, and 9 colors...

I did run an extra ground wire, just to make sure.

Dan'l
Title: Re: Easy wire solution?
Post by: jetjunky101 on April 01, 2015, 07:27:20 AM: Quote from: mash on it on March 31, 2015, 10:32:19 PM
Metal stran? I guess this is single, individual wires?

I used 9 wire TRAILER wiring from the dash to the transom/wiring block on the the back of the motor.

Its all sealed, like an extension cord, and 9 colors...

I did run an extra ground wire, just to make sure.

Dan'l
like a THHN wire 90° rated . It's not double insulated like the Malibu wire or S.O cored I think your talking about but it all fails at some point .
Title: Re: Easy wire solution?
Post by: Handi-Crack on April 01, 2015, 04:50:36 PM: thanks for the input ill be going with what GT Jets suggested. I want to be able to tuck to as tight as possible.