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need direction on which type of 4awg copper to buy.
context is an 85 foot run on bedrock carrying 50v/50a from solar panels to battery house. will be in plastic/metal conduit.

is there one type of 4awg that would be best?

it seems the cheapest is 4 thhn thwn-2 :

is that a good choice?
any help appreciated.
 
Use THWN if it might get wet. These wires are not sunlight (UV) resistant unless marked as such.
If it was for mains voltage I gather it wouldn't be to code, even in conduit. But in your case it's for low voltage - I'm unclear if the NFPA70 Code applies to your situation?
If you put the wire in UV/sunlight resistant conduit, and none of it is exposed to the sun (eg at the transition from conduit to panels or at the other end, house), purely from a practical point of view, I think it would survive.

Edit: I'd meant to say also that with 4awg, I think you'd have about a 2.5V drop in the cable at 50A, ie 5%
 
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