Organize my romex before i lose my head!!!

[Okie Sparky]

This is Chevy 3500 that was a 15 passenger airport limo for a year, bought it with 15K and did some conversion.

That's an understatement. More like lots of conversion.

 

[electricguy61]

I hope those reels work well. I just ordered 5 of them:grin:

 

[LarryFine]

Southwire makes a spool called Reel-Easy about $10.00 I've got a dozen.

Do they split to put in the wire coil, and does a rod pass through the center?

 

[shermansfather]

Do they split to put in the wire coil, and does a rod pass through the center?

The 2 halves unscrew from each other in the center, fully extended will hold 250' MC 12/4. The center is hollow maybe 7/8" i.d., I'm not saying these are perfect, just the best thing I found so far.

 

[LarryFine]

The center is hollow maybe 7/8" i.d.

Well, that suits 1/2" EMT. I found them for $7 ea, and they come in boxes of 8, which sounds like a convenient quantity. Let's see:

14-2 NM
14-3 NM
12-2 NM
12-3 NM
10-2 NM
10-3 NM
12-2 MC
12-3 MC

Well, that's one box. What else?

8-2 NM
8-3 NM
6-2 NM
6-3 NM
1/2" FMC
3/4" FMC
1/2" LFMC
3/4" LFMC

That's two. I don't think I'd need more than that on reels.

Any ideas?


Added: Oh, yeah, what about UF?

 

[shermansfather]

#6 NM & 3/4" LFMC won't make it, 1/2" LFMC kinda tough, reel a little small, I tried. 1/2" LFNMC works if you wind it tight. 1/2" FMC pops out some much it's not worth it.

 

[shermansfather]

Now that I think about it, the other day I picked some 1/2" Alum. rigid that looked like someone wrapped it around reel then straightened out again.

 

[LarryFine]

I guess two will be plenty, then. Thanx!

Now that I think about it, the other day I picked some 1/2" Alum. rigid that looked like someone wrapped it around reel then straightened out again.

I was wondering where that fell off of my van.

 

[Article 90.1]

What, no trickle charger for those Dewalt batteries?

 

[macmikeman]

You know what Shermansfather- You get ten thumbs up from Macmikeman. This is a class A job you have done.

 

[shermansfather]

I'm kind of hoping someone would start a service truck thread, as rookie poster I fear veterans will ridicule an Ohio rube like myself.

 

[Kdog76]

I will agree, as I am constantly re-arranging my Chevy G20 van. It has has some built in wooden shelves, but was originally set up for a local plumbing shop. I like some of the photos there with the custom door shelf unit to fit the Dewalt cordless stuff. I know there's a ton of steel shelving options out there also. I just haven't decided which would be best for my current vehicle (and to fit into the next work van)...