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Will 14 gauge suffice?
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base the wire size off of fuse size.
16guage 8-10amp
14guage 15amp
12guage 20amp
10guage 30amp
8guage 45-50amp
of course battery cables should be at least 4guage.
hope that helps ya.
16guage 8-10amp
14guage 15amp
12guage 20amp
10guage 30amp
8guage 45-50amp
of course battery cables should be at least 4guage.
hope that helps ya.
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whats a lucas number?
a lucas fuse allow more amperage thru than rated for??
thos numbers i threw out are your average generally accepted values. you can always run a thicker wire than nessary and be extra safe..
a lucas fuse allow more amperage thru than rated for??
thos numbers i threw out are your average generally accepted values. you can always run a thicker wire than nessary and be extra safe..
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Look here for a good explanation:
https://www.drooartz.com/index.php?page=29
This threw me when I first got a LBC. The British rated fuses look like modern barrel fuses, but are rated very differently. In short, the British fuse is rated by the current that was guaranteed to make them blow instantly while the modern standard rates fuses by the current that they will carry forever.
https://www.drooartz.com/index.php?page=29
This threw me when I first got a LBC. The British rated fuses look like modern barrel fuses, but are rated very differently. In short, the British fuse is rated by the current that was guaranteed to make them blow instantly while the modern standard rates fuses by the current that they will carry forever.
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but, really you should replace all the fuses with new anyways, wouldnt you think
but i am starting to learn that lucus is ludacris!
has anyone put a painless wiring harness in a mg successfully?
but i am starting to learn that lucus is ludacris!
has anyone put a painless wiring harness in a mg successfully?
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You can still get British rated fuses from the various parts houses. They work just fine for the loads in the car.
I put in a new harness from British Wiring when I bought my Sprite last spring. Modern wires with a cloth loom. Looks like original, but nicely upgraded underneath. Included all the proper connectors and such, went in very easily (of course the Bugeye harness is very simple).
I think that Lucas stuff gets a bad rap most of the time. With good clean connections and grounds, the stock harness and bits seem to work just fine. Now, if you're going to put in stereo and other mods, I could see switching to something else, but in my Bugeye at least, I've got lights, gauges, wipers, and ignition. That's it, so the electrical isn't doing too much.
I put in a new harness from British Wiring when I bought my Sprite last spring. Modern wires with a cloth loom. Looks like original, but nicely upgraded underneath. Included all the proper connectors and such, went in very easily (of course the Bugeye harness is very simple).
I think that Lucas stuff gets a bad rap most of the time. With good clean connections and grounds, the stock harness and bits seem to work just fine. Now, if you're going to put in stereo and other mods, I could see switching to something else, but in my Bugeye at least, I've got lights, gauges, wipers, and ignition. That's it, so the electrical isn't doing too much.
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In short, the British fuse is rated by the current that was guaranteed to make them blow instantly while the modern standard rates fuses by the current that they will carry forever.
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with the above being true, that would mean that you can run smaller wiring than i originally stated.
the wiring size i listed was for sustined amperage. if the birtish have fuses that blow when they see 15amp then the sustined amprage will b less than 15 so you could 'probably' run 16ga safely.... but i would still run the common sizes and know that i am 100% safe.
In short, the British fuse is rated by the current that was guaranteed to make them blow instantly while the modern standard rates fuses by the current that they will carry forever.
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with the above being true, that would mean that you can run smaller wiring than i originally stated.
the wiring size i listed was for sustined amperage. if the birtish have fuses that blow when they see 15amp then the sustined amprage will b less than 15 so you could 'probably' run 16ga safely.... but i would still run the common sizes and know that i am 100% safe.
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I'd tend to side with you on the wire sizing. Running wires based on that list, but using the British rating, would seem to be a safe bet if you were rolling your own harness. Don't want to let any of the smoke out! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
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that magic smoke.... man you let that out and i tell you what.
inventing perpetual motion would be great, but inventing a way to put magic smoke back into motors, wires, electronics, and all things electrical.... now that would be useful! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif haha
i have had my share of smoke shows, as i am sure you have... it doesnt take long to want to protect from that.
inventing perpetual motion would be great, but inventing a way to put magic smoke back into motors, wires, electronics, and all things electrical.... now that would be useful! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif haha
i have had my share of smoke shows, as i am sure you have... it doesnt take long to want to protect from that.
