Where are good places to buy cable, wire, lugs, crimping tools, heat-shrink, bus bars, bus bar covers, main fuses, DC panels, AC panels, and so on?
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reaver
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I get that, and totally get where you're coming from. I bought all mine off of Amazon. If you buy marine grade connectors, they should be good. Marine grade has a glue inside the heat shrink that creates a waterproof connection.
IdaSHO
IDACAMPER
I'm an ebay junky, so it all came, piece meal, from various ebay sellers.
At least from ebay you know exactly who you are dealing with.
Some sellers I can recommend...
gregs marine, for tinned lugs, adhesive lined heat shrink, etc
BuyAutoSupply for bulk packs of small diameter double wall adhesive heat shrink
www.ebay.com
ACDCwiresupply for primary (small) and battery cable (large) wire needs, as well as lugs (not tinned as I recall though)
At least from ebay you know exactly who you are dealing with.
Some sellers I can recommend...
gregs marine, for tinned lugs, adhesive lined heat shrink, etc
Greg's Marine Wire Supply | eBay Stores
Welcome to my eBay store. I sell High Quality Marine Wire at the Lowest Possible Price , and Solar Cell Wire. Please add me to your list of favorite sellers and visit often.
www.ebay.com
BuyAutoSupply for bulk packs of small diameter double wall adhesive heat shrink
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ACDCwiresupply for primary (small) and battery cable (large) wire needs, as well as lugs (not tinned as I recall though)
AC/DC Wire And Supply | eBay Stores
Welcome we sell Bulk Wire and Cable along with Custom Made Battery Cables That are Made in The U.S.A. We Also sell Tools and Electrical Connectors.
www.ebay.com
Joe917
Explorer
I found top quality connectors and lugs here: http://www.ftzind.com/store/main.aspx
Go with Blue Sea components where you can, top notch.
Go with Blue Sea components where you can, top notch.
nitro_rat
Lunchbox Lockers
I use a hydraulic crimper tool from Harbor Freight for cable lugs. It has various dies for different gauge cable. Maybe $60 regular price, you can do better if you catch it on sale. Paid for itself the first time I used it...
Edit: HF's "marine grade" heat shrink is excellent, it has the gooey stuff inside that keeps moisture out. Equal in quality to the expensive stuff as far as I can tell.
Edit: HF's "marine grade" heat shrink is excellent, it has the gooey stuff inside that keeps moisture out. Equal in quality to the expensive stuff as far as I can tell.
nitro_rat
Lunchbox Lockers
I use a set of snap on stripper/crimpers for small stuff but these from NAPA look identical and are far cheaper:
For medium sized crimping jobs I use this style:
For medium sized crimping jobs I use this style:
Fredricksen
Member
I have been using Digikey and Mouser .. a let over habit from a former life..
FlipperFla
Active member
The marine connectors, shrink tubing, lugs and tinned wire the other posts are talking about is made by a company named ANCOR. Panels, buss bars, fuse blocks, distribution block .....Blue Seas System. IMO bulletproof
West Marine (expensive)
Hodges Marine
Defender Catalog
Another great product is Heavy Duty Corrosion Inhibitor by CRC. Spray this on connectors, battery terminals, bulb bases and sockets, anything electric you want to waterproof.
West Marine (expensive)
Hodges Marine
Defender Catalog
Another great product is Heavy Duty Corrosion Inhibitor by CRC. Spray this on connectors, battery terminals, bulb bases and sockets, anything electric you want to waterproof.
nitro_rat
Lunchbox Lockers
Yeah, I've been getting some electronics type stuff from Digikey, usually compile an order over time and get 5 of everything since RadioShack is gone!
slomatt
Adventurer
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