Awg american wire gauge american wire gauge awg is a standardized wire gauge system used in north america for the diameters of wires.
Cables on solar panel are not tinned stranded copper.
Did a bathroom refurb this week where the lighting circuit i worked on had tinned copper cable not sure if that s the correct terminology.
Yet tinned copper is more popular and says it is more corrosion resistant.
I ve did some quick research and read.
Marking tüv 2 pfg 1169 pv1 f 1.
Tinned annealed copper 2 insulation 90 c xlpe black 3 jacket 90 c xlpe black or red.
Wire types vary in conductor material and insulation.
The two common conductor materials used in residential and commercial solar installations are copper and aluminum copper has a greater conductivity than aluminum thus it carries more current than aluminum at the same size.
Most solar cable available contains just 7 untinned copper strands whereas abyc requires a minimum of 19 tinned copper strands.
Kept a piece of the cable and looking at the markings it s a bicc cable with markings of y type and h.
This cable is larger than comparable coarse stranded cable.
Yet it seems to costs a little less.
Was going to buy my panels from them before deciding to drive to.
The solar cable that coastal offers is uv sunlight and ozone proof and is extremely flexible due to the high number 100 of tinned copper strands.
The bigger the awg number smaller is the wire.