Re: Wiring ideas for your car
Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2017 10:48 pm
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Not doing anything I don't have any wires in my doortomb22 wrote:What is everybody doing with the wires between the door jam and the door.
Nice table Tomb, here is one I found on the net that also has the "typical" amperage draw of components and suggested wire gauge that I found interesting.
Kingspeedy2 wrote:What gauge wire is used for majority of the circuits on the comet ?
14gauge? i assume most new harmesses are the same.
The reason i ask is i am going to be dropping into the US and will be getting a selection of connectors but my american auto harness is sitting at home.
I would assume most new harnesses are the same or close, I have the left overs from a Ron Franis kit I used earlier this year and most of the wires were 16ga.Kingspeedy2 wrote:What gauge wire is used for majority of the circuits on the comet ?
14gauge? i assume most new harmesses are the same.
The reason i ask is i am going to be dropping into the US and will be getting a selection of connectors but my american auto harness is sitting at home.
Yea seen that too, not sure where I am putting the fuse blocks so pretty much need to do that first. Going to see what available space I have and then figure out what I can fit in that space. I do have some room under the dash where the radio use to be.tomb22 wrote:Lou I saw where you can get that same power block with fuses and relays not bussed. You then can do what you want with it. I saw it on ebay. It was a bussman.
I liked the rubber wire sleeve from Summit. I'm going to have power locks, power windows and the courtesy light which adds up to about 8 wires unless I combine the grounds which I don't want too.
I looked at the blocks you mentioned and they certainly would work. They didn't look weather proof but I know your thinking of having them inside the car.
Figured 100 would be the max the block is rated for so somewhere around that. Might as well match the block? could be 90? Not really sure yet.tomb22 wrote:Lou wrote The ign hot block will be activated by a larger relay, around 100 Amps?? So I would like to keep all the ignition hot circuits in one block so only need one larger relay.
I was wondering what your planing on adding to have such a big fuse block for the ign hot. I would think 50 amps would be more than enough. The list of items you have don't amount to much load.