Ancor Orange 16 AWG Tinned Copper Wire 500-Foot

The Ancor Orange 16 AWG Tinned Copper Wire is a 500-foot spool of single conductor with Type 3 ultra-flexible stranding.

Orange is not a standard DC power color, and that is the point of stocking it. It marks circuits that need distinguishing from ordinary positives and negatives: switched feeds, accessory circuits, secondary systems or anything an installer wants identifiable at a glance in a bundle of red and yellow.

Using a distinct color for a specific function is what makes a large installation traceable years later. A boat where every positive is red gives no information beyond polarity, and tracing a fault means following each wire physically.

Sixteen gauge suits lighting, electronics and low-draw accessory circuits. Tinned copper stranding resists corrosion and electrolysis in damp conditions, and ultra-flexible Type 3 construction routes through consoles and panels while withstanding vibration. Explore more marine wire.

• Orange is not a standard power color
• Marks switched feeds and secondary systems
• A boat where every positive is red tells you nothing
• Distinct colors make a large install traceable