sourcing cable

[cheveyo]

Hiya

 

We're looking to buy quite a bit of 12v cabling to start doing the electrics for our boat (28/030, 44/030, 65/030 etc) yet we only seem to find the chandlers stock the multistranded wiring and they are not always competitive on price. Electrical wholesalers do not seem to sell this wire. We are based near coventry, does anyone know of a supplier close to us?

 

many thanks

 

Rach and Jeff

[NB Alnwick]

Hiya

 

We're looking to buy quite a bit of 12v cabling to start doing the electrics for our boat (28/030, 44/030, 65/030 etc) yet we only seem to find the chandlers stock the multistranded wiring and they are not always competitive on price. Electrical wholesalers do not seem to sell this wire. We are based near coventry, does anyone know of a supplier close to us?

 

many thanks

 

Rach and Jeff

 

I bought mine online - there are several good online stockists including the following:

 

http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.eu/

 

http://www.zackfords.co.uk/

 

http://www.autoelectricsupplies.co.uk/

[cheveyo]

Great thanks very much, i'll have a look at their websites

[Guest]

I have always found Vehicle Wiring Products to be reliable and competitive.

 

Edited to add: I used "tri-rated" mains cable for the 12V system. This has many strands and is available from most electrical wholesalers. It is normally in sq mm sizes, and is often used in panel wiring.

Edited June 16, 2009 by Guest

[churchward]

I have always found Vehicle Wiring Products to be reliable and competitive.

 

Edited to add: I used "tri-rated" mains cable for the 12V system. This has many strands and is available from most electrical wholesalers. It is normally in sq mm sizes, and is often used in panel wiring.

I'd agree with that I have used them several times.

[David Schweizer]

Yes Vehicle Wiring, Quick and competitively priced. I have been using them for years.

Edited June 16, 2009 by David Schweizer

[Chris Pink]

Hiya

 

We're looking to buy quite a bit of 12v cabling to start doing the electrics for our boat (28/030, 44/030, 65/030 etc) yet we only seem to find the chandlers stock the multistranded wiring and they are not always competitive on price. Electrical wholesalers do not seem to sell this wire. We are based near coventry, does anyone know of a supplier close to us?

 

many thanks

 

Rach and Jeff

 

Tri-rated cable from an electrical wholesalers is the most economical way, Bristol being near Bath I'd go to Edmundson or Wilts Electrical. You will need to buy it by the 100m but it's so economic that way that you might as well.

 

If you need relatively small lengths then PM me I have a fair amount in stock of the most common sizes.

[Canal Shop Man]

Hiya

 

We're looking to buy quite a bit of 12v cabling to start doing the electrics for our boat (28/030, 44/030, 65/030 etc) yet we only seem to find the chandlers stock the multistranded wiring and they are not always competitive on price. Electrical wholesalers do not seem to sell this wire. We are based near coventry, does anyone know of a supplier close to us?

 

many thanks

 

Rach and Jeff

Let's bash the good old chandlers again shall we . . . ?

I just checked and we are only about 10% more than Vehicle Wiring Products who specialise in the stuff . . .

Perhaps the reason we stock multistranded wiring is because that's a requirement of the Boat Safety Cert. . . . !

[Justme]

I just checked and we are only about 10% more than Vehicle Wiring Products

 

 

And no postage costs. So that must reduce the difference.

 

I guess on the odd bit a small price is not that important but on a complete refit it could add up to a large amount.

 

Do you discount full reels / large amounts?

 

Justme

[Nine of Hearts]

Let's bash the good old chandlers again shall we . . . ?

I just checked and we are only about 10% more than Vehicle Wiring Products who specialise in the stuff . . .

Perhaps the reason we stock multistranded wiring is because that's a requirement of the Boat Safety Cert. . . . !

 

I don't think he's bashing Chandlers at all, he only said you weren't competitive on price. By your own admission, you're 10% above VWP prices, so you've rather confirmed that than otherwise? And I think the sentence that states chandlers only stock the multi stranded is actually meant that the only place they've managed to find multi stranded is at chandlers. That's the interpretation that fits with the context, anyway. Don't be so touchy!

[Chris Pink]

I just checked and we are only about 10% more than Vehicle Wiring Products who specialise in the stuff . . .

 

...and who are a good 30% more expensive than an electrical wholesalers.

 

Which is fine if you want to buy 5 metres rather than 100 but that was not the implication in the OP

[alan_fincher]

Perhaps the reason we stock multistranded wiring is because that's a requirement of the Boat Safety Cert. . . . !

Errm,

 

Actually it isn't.

 

Unless the boat is one of those like a hire boat that falls under the more stringent regs, the use of multistrand cable is a BSS recommendation, not a failure point.

 

I'm not seriously suggesting that anybody should use anything other than multi-strand, but so much gets misquoted about the BSS regs, I feel it's important that anything incorrect should be pointed out.

[Baloo]

we got tri rated in 100m rolls from clearlight in erdington.

got quite a bit of surplus 16mm sq in red and black ....?

[cheveyo]

cheers guys for all your comments, we'll start looking in to it all!!

[Phil Ambrose]

Let's bash the good old chandlers again shall we . . . ?

I just checked and we are only about 10% more than Vehicle Wiring Products who specialise in the stuff . . .

Perhaps the reason we stock multistranded wiring is because that's a requirement of the Boat Safety Cert. . . . !

Maybe so but not always the case with all chandlers, battery cable (110amp) 2.35p a mtr from V.W.P costs 8.45 from my local chandlers.