natepiercy
Mechanical
- Mar 15, 2016
- 53
Obligatory: this might not be the correct forum for this question, so please point me in the right direction if so.
I'm looking at an application that uses 14/4 wire to send <2A to solenoids at 12VDC. The cable would be routed around 80 feet along a piece of farm equipment in a field. I'm trying to figure out what the difference would be between using trailer cable vs service cord. The way I see it 14 GA is 14 GA, so if the wire is rated properly for my load, what would be the difference? Does the jacketing on one way outperform the other, or something like that? I see that the service cord is typically more expensive. Is that because it'll outperform the trailer cable, or if it's just the added price of some type of certification?
Thanks,
Nate
I'm looking at an application that uses 14/4 wire to send <2A to solenoids at 12VDC. The cable would be routed around 80 feet along a piece of farm equipment in a field. I'm trying to figure out what the difference would be between using trailer cable vs service cord. The way I see it 14 GA is 14 GA, so if the wire is rated properly for my load, what would be the difference? Does the jacketing on one way outperform the other, or something like that? I see that the service cord is typically more expensive. Is that because it'll outperform the trailer cable, or if it's just the added price of some type of certification?
Thanks,
Nate