Hi,
I wish to use a small machine in the back up my jeep & looking for some advice on which wire I should buy in relation to the run length / amperage / voltage drop etc.
Machine has a laptop looking power adapter which plugs into the 240 mains then into this machine & on the label it reads 12v / 5 amp.
I will connecting it to the vehicles 12v battery.
From the battery to where the machine will be placed is 5 meters.
The wire I will buy is flat two core.
I’m in some need of what size amp rating I need to use for the length of run mentioned.
As a test I plugged it into the auxiliary socket in the rear of the jeep & have used it say 20 times over the last few months with no issues at all.
I don’t want to use the auxiliary for this as the ignition needs to be kept on hence why I will connect direct to the battery.
Thanks.
I wish to use a small machine in the back up my jeep & looking for some advice on which wire I should buy in relation to the run length / amperage / voltage drop etc.
Machine has a laptop looking power adapter which plugs into the 240 mains then into this machine & on the label it reads 12v / 5 amp.
I will connecting it to the vehicles 12v battery.
From the battery to where the machine will be placed is 5 meters.
The wire I will buy is flat two core.
I’m in some need of what size amp rating I need to use for the length of run mentioned.
As a test I plugged it into the auxiliary socket in the rear of the jeep & have used it say 20 times over the last few months with no issues at all.
I don’t want to use the auxiliary for this as the ignition needs to be kept on hence why I will connect direct to the battery.
Thanks.