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Ray White
Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6342 Location: Derby
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Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2022 11:44 pm Post subject: Thin wall cable. |
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I have noticed that electrical suppliers are offering thin wall cable. Has anyone had experience of this type of cable and how do they like it compared with standard PVC ? |
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ukdave2002
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4117 Location: South Cheshire
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Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2022 11:49 pm Post subject: |
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Its what's been used on every modern for he last 15+ years, can look odd in a classic, but perfectly reliable.
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Ray White
Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6342 Location: Derby
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Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2022 9:46 am Post subject: |
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I don't doubt it is fine but I won't be using it. If mixed up with standard cable I would get even more confused. |
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ukdave2002
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4117 Location: South Cheshire
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Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2022 11:21 am Post subject: |
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Ray White wrote: | I don't doubt it is fine but I won't be using it. If mixed up with standard cable I would get even more confused. |
I agree about not mixing them up; 9/0.30 cable, probably the most frequently used cable in classics wiring looms can carry 5-6 amps, has the same overall diameter as a thin wall cable that can carry 25 amps
Could get very confusing!
Dave |
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Ray White
Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6342 Location: Derby
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Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2022 12:17 pm Post subject: |
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ukdave2002 wrote: | Ray White wrote: | I don't doubt it is fine but I won't be using it. If mixed up with standard cable I would get even more confused. |
I agree about not mixing them up; 9/0.30 cable, probably the most frequently used cable in classics wiring looms can carry 5-6 amps, has the same overall diameter as a thin wall cable that can carry 25 amps
Could get very confusing!
Dave |
Perhaps there is an exception to the rule. I have a niggling worry that although my headlamps and horn have relays the wiring from the switch needs to go via a multi plug and the heavy braided wire does not fit neatly in the plug.
I assume with a relay I shouldn't need heavy wire and 9/30 would be O.K. but I worry that if in future the relay should fail ...and be bypassed... the consequences could be disastrous.
That is why I am considering thin wall as it carries a heavier load for the same diameter and would, I think, be safer.
I could, I suppose, use a heavier multi plug just for the lights and horn but I am trying to reduce clutter. |
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