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The supply wire looked like 14awg-ish which seems a little dinky for 20a @12v
by dclowd9901 3y ago
The supply wire looked like 14awg-ish which seems a little dinky for 20a @12v
- popol12 3y agohttps://www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm https://www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm looks fine, if it's AWG 14 then it's rated for about 32 amps
- dclowd9901 3y agoI mean, as someone who’s wired entire camper vans, I can tell you that I wouldn’t put 20 amps through 14awg, but I guess it also depends on the wire.
- popol12 3y agoWell, I guess that's the difference between "chassis wiring" and "power transmission" in the table at https://www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm https://www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm It's about how long your wires are going to be, and a desktop electronic project has at least orders of magnitude smaller cable than a van, I'd say.