Hey there,
I am working on fixing up a practical that has very thin unmarked zipcord attached to set pieces with 5w 12v lamps, running off a 12v battery contained in the set unit. All the wiring needs to be replaced and I have some 18 awg speaker wire on hand but am concerned if the jacketing is protective enough and because it is the half copper half aluminium wire if I will run into problems.
Trying to make this safer all around, I have learned from poking around so far that most people would use this wire in a car but not in most other applications which leads me to think that because it is low voltage it should be okay...but better safe than sorry. Thanks.
I am working on fixing up a practical that has very thin unmarked zipcord attached to set pieces with 5w 12v lamps, running off a 12v battery contained in the set unit. All the wiring needs to be replaced and I have some 18 awg speaker wire on hand but am concerned if the jacketing is protective enough and because it is the half copper half aluminium wire if I will run into problems.
Trying to make this safer all around, I have learned from poking around so far that most people would use this wire in a car but not in most other applications which leads me to think that because it is low voltage it should be okay...but better safe than sorry. Thanks.