Which cable dimension should you use for which user?

Red cable dimension | Choosing the right cable dimension for each user is not always easy. This may mean that you take what you have at hand and hope that it works, which it also does. often does, at least initially.

Unfortunately, this is not a completely successful line of reasoning and the risk of equipment failure on due to loss, overheated cables or even fires, if you do not choose the right cable dimension for the right user.

With the help of Victron's Energy cable calculator available app "Victron Toolkit" anyone can choose correct cable dimension without being a specialist in the subject.

The app works for both AC and DC and it takes into account the length of the cable, the amperage and the loss you consider reasonable for the installation.

When it comes to the loss, it is usually said that 3% is reasonable for "small" users and 10% for "large" users such as bow, stern, windlass, winches, etc.

If you know that you or previous owners of your boat have not had full keep track of this can be good to do some random samples on; selected users can see how it looks and make any adjustments.'

In the screenshot below we see that a user på 10A which has a cable on 2.4m needs a 2.5mm2 cable to reach a maximum loss of 2.8% or in this case 0.3V.

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