When installing DC powered appliances and accessories it’s important to use the proper size wire. The size of wire required for a given task depends on the voltage being used, the amount of amps required and also the distance that power is being transmitted. Don’t worry, calculating the wire size is made easy with the wire size guides below. We have a chart for 12-volt, 24-volt, 36-volt, 48-volt and 72-volt applications. Wire size by gauge, ampers draw and maximum feet of wire. Continue reading “Wire Size Guide Chart”

Adding a new 12-volt accessories outlet/socket to your vehicle or 12-volt system is really pretty simple. The first step is to choose a suitable location that will serve our need. Next we would run appropriately sized wire from our install site to either the vehicles or 12-volt systems fuse block / panel. Continue reading “Adding a 12-Volt Accessories Outlet”

Power supply and demand are two very important issues when using 12 volt appliances or accessories in a vehicle. Many people don’t think about it when powering an item from the cigarette lighter socket. A lot of us don’t need to. It’s simple; plug it in and it works!

Well it’s not always that easy. Let’s say that we want to Continue reading “Power Supply & Demand”