{"product_id":"jl-audio-xm-rpw2-50-2-awg-marine-power-cable-50ft","title":"JL Audio XM-RPW2-50 2 AWG Marine Power Cable, 50 Foot Red Spool","description":"\u003cp class=\"nvn-hero\"\u003eThe JL Audio XM-RPW2-50 is a 50-foot spool of 2 AWG red marine power cable, tinned copper conductor in a tough PVC jacket. It's true marine-grade wire, ABYC, UL, and CSA rated, built to carry serious DC current to your amps, windlass, thruster, or battery bank without corroding out on you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"nvn-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJL Audio built the XM-RPW2-50 for the boats where the power wire matters as much as the gear it feeds. This is a 50-foot spool of 2 AWG marine power cable, red jacketed, with a tinned copper conductor rated to marine standards. If you're running a big amplifier bank, a windlass, a bow thruster, or a battery-to-switch feed, this is the wire that gets the current there without cooking itself along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere's the thing about marine wire that plain copper folks miss. Salt air gets into a bare copper strand and corrosion creeps up the conductor from every cut end and every lug. Over a season or two that green crud raises resistance, robs you of current, and eventually cooks a terminal. Every strand in this cable is individually tinned, so the copper never sees open air. That's the whole reason it carries the ABYC nod. Tinned wire is what belongs on a boat, full stop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo-gauge is serious copper. This is true 2 AWG, roughly 2,940 fine strands of oxygen-free copper, which is what keeps the wire flexible enough to route through a lazarette or behind a console without fighting you the whole way. The heavy gauge is there to carry real current over distance. A 50-foot run pulling 100 amps will still see some voltage drop, so if you're feeding an inverter or a hungry amplifier bank, plan your run length and check the drop before you commit. For long high-current pulls, a lot of installers upsize or run a second conductor in parallel. Do the math for your load.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJL Audio put their name on this wire for a reason. They build marine amplifiers that pull hard on startup, and thin or corroded power wire is the fastest way to choke a good amp and leave you chasing gremlins. Sizing your power and ground at 2 AWG gives a strong system the headroom it wants, and the same wire does double duty for any high-draw DC accessory on the boat. One spool, one job done right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe jacket is a flexible PVC that shrugs off oil, fuel, and the general grime of a bilge or engine space. It's rated to 600 volts and meets UL, CSA, ABYC, and US Coast Guard requirements for marine cable. Red marks it as your positive per ABYC color coding. One honest caution: PVC insulation doesn't love sustained heat the way cross-linked jacketing does, so keep it out of direct contact with hot engine components and sleeve it in conduit if it has to pass through a hot zone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTermination is where these runs live or die. Cut the wire, and seal that end right away. Marine practice, and ABYC, wants sealed lugs and adhesive-lined heat shrink on every connection so moisture can't wick up under the insulation. Use properly sized tinned lugs, match the stud diameter on your battery switch or bus bar, and double-crimp where vibration is a factor. A loose or undersized lug is the number one cause of a hot terminal, and on 2 AWG carrying real amps, a hot terminal is a fire waiting to happen. Fuse the run close to the battery, size the fuse to the wire and the load, and you're set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe see this wire go into everything from a 40-foot sailboat's windlass feed to a center console's amplifier rack to a trawler's inverter run. It's a spool, so you cut what you need. Buy the length that covers your longest run with a little slack for service loops, and remember a 50-foot spool sometimes leaves you short if you've got two long pulls, so measure twice. Wire it right and it'll outlast most of the gear hanging off it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"nvn-features\"\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e2 AWG true-gauge conductor, roughly 2,940 strands of oxygen-free copper for high-current DC runs\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eIndividually tinned copper strands resist salt corrosion for full marine-grade service life\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e50-foot spool, cut to the exact length your run needs\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFlexible PVC jacket rated to 600 volts, shrugs off oil, fuel, and bilge grime\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMeets UL, CSA, ABYC, and US Coast Guard marine cable standards\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRed insulation for ABYC positive-side color coding\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFine-strand construction stays flexible for routing through tight lazarettes and consoles\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eHandles amplifier power, windlass, bow thruster, inverter, and battery feed duty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"nvn-trust\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2\u003eWhy Buy from NVN Marine\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eAuthorized JL Audio reseller, full manufacturer warranty\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eNMEA member and ABYC certified, advice from real boat techs\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eSame-day shipping before 3 PM ET on in-stock items\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eNY headquarters and Fort Lauderdale flagship retail store\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"nvn-faq\"\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eWhat gauge and length is this cable?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eIt's true 2 AWG, sold as a 50-foot red spool. You cut it down to whatever your run needs, so there's no waste on shorter pulls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eIs this genuine marine-grade wire?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eYes. Every strand is tinned copper, and it meets UL, CSA, ABYC, and US Coast Guard standards for marine cable, rated to 600 volts. This is the real thing, not automotive wire in a red jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eWhy does tinned copper matter on a boat?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eSalt air corrodes bare copper from every cut end and lug, which raises resistance and eventually cooks terminals. Tinning coats each strand so the copper never sees open air. It's why ABYC wants tinned wire on the water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eWhat can I use this wire for?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eAny high-current DC run. Amplifier power and ground, windlass feeds, bow thruster runs, inverter cables, and battery-to-switch or battery-to-bus feeds are all common uses for 2 AWG.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eWill I see voltage drop over a 50-foot run?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eOn a long, high-current pull, yes. A 50-foot run drawing heavy amps will drop some voltage, so plan your run length and check the drop for your load. For long inverter or big-amplifier feeds, many installers upsize or run a second conductor in parallel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eWhat lugs and terminations should I use?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eUse properly sized tinned lugs, matched to the stud diameter on your switch or bus bar, with adhesive-lined heat shrink on every end. Double-crimp where there's vibration, and seal the cut ends right away so moisture can't wick up the strands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eDo I need a fuse on this run?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eYes. Fuse the run close to the battery and size the fuse to both the wire and the load. An unfused high-current run is a fire risk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eCan it handle engine-room heat?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eThe PVC jacket handles normal bilge and engine-space conditions, but it doesn't love sustained high heat. Keep it off hot engine components and sleeve it in conduit if it has to pass through a hot zone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eWhich side is red, positive or negative?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eRed is your positive conductor under ABYC color coding. 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