Reply to "Ski hill start/finish cabling advice"

johnMember

I suggest 22gauge 12 pair gopher shield cable, hoffman boxes and dual banana jack/binding posts. This is what I have been using for 12 years on our FIS hill except the wire. Our wire was replaced this past summer as it was badly damaged by snowmaking (wire was installed with the pipes and burned many times). The new gopher shiled cable is not trenched in but should last at least 10 years in this environment. Boxes come out to be about $250 each after all is done and cable prices fluctuate based on the price of copper. 6 pair is not much cheaper and going 12 will keep you running even when a few pairs go bad plus give you options for intermediates, remote finishes, start display boards, etc.

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