Re: Relays again

[Brad Sheridan <brads@mindspring.com>]

At 02:41 PM 10/16/98 -0500, you wrote:
>
>

>>   I think my previous reply about relays made it through, but yes, you do
>> want them as close to the battery and lights as possible. One word of
>> caution though, is you need to make sure you fuse the 12V from the battery,
>> and try to make the connections watertight. Larger gauge wire also reduces
>> the voltage drop.
>
>I assume you meand "smaller" gauge wire in the above, right? The way 
>"gauge" is determined, smaller gauge means thicker wire, and thicker wire 
>has smaller resistance (thus less V-drop).

No, I was recommending you use 30 gauge wire wrap wire to power your
headlights:P. Most people seem to understand that "larger" gauge doesn't
mean a higher number, but rather a "larger" cross section wire. But you're
right, that could be confusing to people unfamiliar with wiring. So how
about me saying that I used a 10 gauge wire from the battery +12V to the
relays, and individual 12 gauge wires from the relays to the headlights.
Clear enough?

Brad	

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