wire ?

[walleye571]

I am wiring two of these, is 18 ga wire good?

https://www.amazon.com/AMBOTHER-1280...%2C211&sr=8-11

[Marty59]

No! See chart. Depends on the length of the wire to battery.

Marty

[mikear]

Those lights are 120W each. So 120W / 12V = 10 amps each.

If your wire length from your fuse block to the panel is 20 feet, then you need #14 AWG for 1 light or #8 AWG for both.

If running one light per circuit, 14 AWG will require a 15 amp fuse. If you run both on 8 AWG I would use a 25 amp fuse.

[Kevin23]

Those things pull some serious juice! Definitely no to 18ga. I would wire them together up front, then run 8/2 marine wire back to the battery and install a 30A breaker right before the battery... switch in the middle wherever you need it. Make sure its a big switch, most standard boat switches are only 10 or 15A and will not work in your application.

[Huntindave]

Originally Posted by mikear

Those lights are 120W each. So 120W / 12V = 10 amps each.

If your wire length from your fuse block to the panel is 20 feet, then you need #14 AWG for 1 light or #8 AWG for both.

If running one light per circuit, 14 AWG will require a 15 amp fuse. If you run both on 8 AWG I would use a 25 amp fuse.

(A) The link says 60 watts each
Features:

Lumen: 12800 LM (6400LM Each)
Working Voltage: DC 9-30V
Wattage: 60W (120W Total)
Color Temperature: 6000K (White Light)
Light Beam: Spot & Flood
Life Span: 100,000H
LED Type: 5050 SMD-LED
Material: Diecast Aluminium Housing
Mounting Bracket: Adjustable Angle
Bolts Diameter 0.28in, Length 0.95, 0.55

[Paul H]

Like any of the Chinese electronic junk - take 60W each with a big grain of salt. It was not that long ago when total alternator output was 35w and no a few hundred is max.

I'd guess they actually pull less than 4-5 watts at 12v. But 18 ga. is too small for most anything.

I have 2 very similar to these, one is used as a back up light, the other is on a magnet mount and hooked to a cigarette lighter plug.

[mikear]

Originally Posted by Huntindave

(A) The link says 60 watts each

Features:



Lumen: 12800 LM (6400LM Each)

Working Voltage: DC 9-30V

Wattage: 60W (120W Total)

Color Temperature: 6000K (White Light)

Light Beam: Spot & Flood

Life Span: 100,000H

LED Type: 5050 SMD-LED

Material: Diecast Aluminium Housing

Mounting Bracket: Adjustable Angle

Bolts Diameter 0.28in, Length 0.95, 0.55

I missed that part, thanks.