Trailer Wiring Harness With Tinned Wire
Question:
I am also looking for a trailer wiring harness with tinned wires. Tinned wiring is used in the marine industry for corrosion ABYC standards all wiring in boats have to be tinned copper you cannot use standard copper wires in a boat so I dont understand why I cannot get tinned wiring for my boat trailer that gets dunked into the salt water no one seems to make a tinned wire wiring harness that would last 100 times longer.
asked by: Robert D
Expert Reply:
While tinned wiring is the norm when it comes to interior wiring on boats, boat trailers see a minimal amount of water compared to the actual boats. They do use a tin coating on the pins that are the parts of a wiring harness like the Wesbar 5-Pole Flat Connector # A40W5B since those are most exposed to moisture, but since the actual wiring is rarely exposed to water I'm guessing that's why they don't go the extra mile when it comes to using that wiring within the harnesses.
As far as I know, the only way to get a wiring harness that uses tinned wiring would be to purchase tinned wiring and hard wire that into a plug that you cut off of an existing harness.
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