[s-cars] Marine Wiring

[Stafford, Kenneth A.]

>The only things I can think would make marine wire different would be a
>more water resistant jacket, and possibly more smaller conductors for the
>same gauge wire, making it more flexible (like welding cable).

Having done a fair amount of wiring on my sailboat, I confirm that marine wire does have much more flexibility (more, smaller conductors) than normal multi-strand wire and the wires are generally pre-tinned throughout.  This makes them much more resistant to fatigue and corrosion failure and makes soldering much easier.  I don't believe there are any insulator differences.  It is hard to go back to "normal" wire after using this stuff.

Ken
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