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    I am getting ready to wire a new 48 pound thrust trolling motor. I have a large amount of 10 gauge wire. Is this big enough? Or do need to spend money on 8 gauge????
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    Quote Originally Posted by IBNFSHN
    Its hard to say without knowing the max draw of your trolling motor. But for example, say your trolling motor draws 40 amp on max. At 8 ft using #8 wire you would have a voltage drop of .413 volts. Here is a handy site for computing that. http://www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm
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