[Healeys] wiring/guage of wires

[raymead at comcast.net]

Hello Bob,



You nailed it!B B  Thanks much - that is exactly what I was looking for re the
wire guages...............



thanks MUCH!!!

Ray



p.s.B  got a couple other good sites from some of the guys..........B  looking
forward to getting started (by the way, re the type guages I'll be using in
the car - at this point I really have no idea...........B  wanted to get info
on the guage wire I'd need for the various circuits first.B  thanks
again,,,,,,,,,,,,,,



----- Original Message -----


From: "Bob" <robertlarson at att.net>
To: "John Sims" <ahbn6 at verizon.net>
Cc: "Austin Healey" <pajtamuvek at gmail.com>, raymead at comcast.net, "AUSTIN
HEALEY CLUB" <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 12:00:17 AM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] wiring/guage of wires

What am I missing here?B B  It has nothing to with the gauges.B  The question
as I understand it
was "What is the wire gauge?" or wire sizes.B  The size of the wire or gauge
of the wire to the
starter is different than the wire size to theB  license plate light.B  Ray
asked for a diagram that
shows the wire sizes used.

I have never seen a drawing with that information.B B  One could determine the
size necessary
based on load current or measure the wires in an old harness.B  Or contact the
people who
make the replacement harnesses and ask what size/gauge wire they use.

Here is a link to a site that shows "typical" sizes:

http://www.tessco.com/yts/industry/products/itm/automotive/get_wired.html

One can go to a lower gauge (larger wire) for a given load but not the other
way. B 

Bob B B  55BN1
Stockholm, NJ

B 
On 7/10/2011 6:49 PM, John Sims wrote:

Gergo is correct. It really depends upon the type of gauges that you use -
Standard Healey gauges or something off of the rack from a speed shop, etc.

John Sims, BN6
Aberdeen, NJ http://www.healey6.com -----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [ mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net
]
On Behalf Of Austin Healey
Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 4:18 PM
To: raymead at comcast.net Cc: AUSTIN HEALEY CLUB
Subject: Re: [Healeys] wiring/guage of wires

What kind of gauges wil You use?

Gergo

2011/7/10 <raymead at comcast.net>

hello all,B  i'm currently putting together a Healey replica and it
needs to be wired.B B  does anyone know of a generic sort of wiring
diagram that shows the guage of the various wires??B  tks, ray
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