Ancor Marine Grade Primary Wire and Battery Cable

ancor is the best wire made but be aware of how you will get it. i have ordered many spools mostly large and i would say 60 percent look like this when arrived see the photo thats a 1000 foot spool’s of 10 gauge. if you like a good puzzle then your in for a treat. this takes a few hours to respool and almost never get it done without cutting

Ancor wire is the highest quality wire for marine or automotive use that I have used. It is very flexible, has a thick, tough insulation, and strips perfectly. It seems very resistant to internal corrosion compared to non-tinned wire. Side note: if you have some flexibility on the roll length and insulation color of the wire, try toggling through the different options offered through Amazon’s selector. The prices usually vary widely between different colors, and buying a longer roll isn’t always cheaper.

This is nice wire, but before you start your job, pull all of the wire off of the spool and measure it. I ordered a 25 foot spool of this wire. What I received was not even close to 25′. It was more like 16 – 17 feet. I used it to wire the power to my electric trailer brakes. When I was 2/3 of the way done with the wiring, I realized that I was not going to have enough wire to complete the job. Of course at that time I could not return it because I had cut it and installed most of it in my truck. I had to go to the local hardware store and buy additional wire and splice it to the end of this wire. After completing everything, I measured the wire that I had installed. The entire run was a little over 20 feet. I should have had close to 5 feet left over.

The best wire for everyday HAM Radio use. Soft, fine stranded, UV and corrosion resistant, so far, it’s the only thing that’s held up to the constant wrapping and unwrapping, element exposure of the portable HAM radio antennas – Silver Tip Antennas uses this wire, so does another major SOTA antenna manufacturer. Don’t worry about the tin coating, it actually helps, not hurts impedance. The fine strands are straight, are not woven together, so it doesn’t “ball up” with constant winding and unwinding – and overall, the cable is very flexible, without “memory” (unlike woven cables)… over 5000′ used, always good, consistent quality.

Quality American made wire.
For wiring saltwater boats and beach buggies, I use nothing but Ancor.
Have used Ancor wire many years, I’ve used close to a mile of it and it has never failed.
Unless you properly insulate the terminals, this wire will fail like every copper wire made.
Adhesive lined heat shrink is very important in protecting your connections.
All my terminals are tinned.
I solder and use adhesive lined heat shrink on all my terminals and have never had a corrosion or oxidation problem.
I know when I use this wire I will never have to rewire.
Use Ancor and waterproof you connections, 10 maybe 20 years from now, you’ll be glad you did.

This is the best wire I have ever purchased. Individually tinned, thin copper strands, with a thick but flexible sheath. I got 2/0 which is thick and heavy, and it’s tightly wound so I have no worries running high current through this (compared to some of the cheaper options out there). Very satisfied customer.

Update: I bought some 1-Ga wire and it’s equally fantastic. Just really really good quality wire. Note, I use this in a non-marine application, but I choose to pay more because I know it will carry my current needs without undue resistance. I’m worried that some of the no-name cheaper brands will suffer from brittle, oxidated wire, fewer strands, and could pose a fire hazard. I’ve seen reviews of other wires sold on here that are green on the inside and are brittle, which in, for example, an auto audio setting, is not ideal, but in a house power system could cause a deadly fire.

No, it isn’t a solid wire, it is stranded. I just had to make a play on words, well, because…
This is probably a little heavy for my needs (I could get by with 18 Ga.), but I wanted a good, all around wire for 12V applications. This suited me fine. I figured tinned wire would hold up better for use in a Kayak.
The wire has a nice, heavy jacket, and only melts a little when you solder it in,lol. Overall, I’m well pleased with my purchase.
***As always, I have neither asked for, nor received, any compensation for my review. This is my own, un-biased opinion. (And lots of it!)***

Nice wire. Actual lengths varied from two spools I purchased. One was long and one was short of the stated length – this was a disappointment..