{"id":642,"date":"2025-02-18T20:49:06","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T20:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/2025\/02\/18\/what-wire-should-you-use-for-diy-solar-kits-surprising-results\/"},"modified":"2025-02-18T20:49:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T20:49:06","slug":"what-wire-should-you-use-for-diy-solar-kits-surprising-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/2025\/02\/18\/what-wire-should-you-use-for-diy-solar-kits-surprising-results\/","title":{"rendered":"What Wire Should You Use For DIY Solar Kits? Surprising Results!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtubomatic-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FMyhQAwaw2Q?controls=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Calculate Solar Cost For Your Home &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/solar_reviews\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/geni.us\/solar_reviews<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ecoflow Delta Pro: <a href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/smzZiC\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/geni.us\/smzZiC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>8 AWG Wire (100 feet) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/BtgTNT\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/geni.us\/BtgTNT<\/a><br \/>10 AWG Wire (100 feet) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/qAgIb\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/geni.us\/qAgIb<\/a><br \/>12 AWG Wire (100 feet) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/Haist\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/geni.us\/Haist<\/a><br \/>Power Analyzer &#8211; Power Analyzer &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/s86J\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/geni.us\/s86J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Line Loss Calculator:    <a href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/Hhxpk\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/geni.us\/Hhxpk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I have been using a line loss (voltage drop) calculator to size the gauge of wire to use for a 100&#8242; run out to some solar panels.  The most common gauge of wire used in DIY solar setups are 10 and 12 AWG but I think that will result in a higher than desired voltage drop resulting in power loss.  To ensure I make the right decision I am testing out 8, 10, and 12 AWG all in 100&#8242; lengths to compare side-by-side what losses I can expect.  <\/p>\n<p>DISCLAIMER: This video and description contain affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I\u2019ll receive a small commission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calculate Solar Cost For Your Home &#8211; https:\/\/geni.us\/solar_reviews Ecoflow Delta Pro: https:\/\/geni.us\/smzZiC 8 AWG Wire (100 feet) &#8211; https:\/\/geni.us\/BtgTNT10 AWG Wire (100 feet) &#8211; https:\/\/geni.us\/qAgIb12 AWG Wire (100 feet) &#8211; https:\/\/geni.us\/HaistPower Analyzer &#8211; Power Analyzer &#8211; https:\/\/geni.us\/s86J Line Loss Calculator: https:\/\/geni.us\/Hhxpk I have been using a line loss (voltage drop) calculator to size the gauge [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8553,"featured_media":643,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[198,1370,4875,4874,4873],"tags":[193,1344,4872,4871,4870],"class_list":["post-642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diy-solar","category-everyday-solar","category-solar-cable-size-calculator","category-solar-line-losses","category-voltage-drop-in-solar-system","tag-diy-solar","tag-everyday-solar","tag-solar-cable-size-calculator","tag-solar-line-losses","tag-voltage-drop-in-solar-system"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8553"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=642"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}