

| Subject: | Re: Sanity Check - Wire gauge for wiring SA headlights |
| From: | Rich Blake |
| Date: | Fri, 4 Oct 2002 22:54:25 -0700 |
Inspecting the wire gage table as defined throught the Bureau of Standards Handbook 100, one will find that as the wire sizes become smaller (larger gage numbers), every third gage number results in one-half the cross-sectional area and, therefore, double the resistance. e.g. 8ga 2.061 Ohms/Km 10ga 3.277 Ohms/Km 14ga 8.280 Ohms/Km Why anyone would want to use 14ga wire on H4 lights (or 9004 lamps) is not logical, especially if you just paid XXX dollars for said kit to improve your lighting. So what if a spool of 10ga costs 2 dollars more than the 14ga. Run 10ga wire throughout and you will be happy for a long time. 8ga wire from battery to relay may not be a bad idea especially if you plan on running 80W/100W bulbs. We're talking about up to 8 amps of continuous current draw, you want bigger wires and solid grounds. Rich Blake
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