[Shotimes] diagram for headl

Wed, 19 Feb 2003 07:50:55 -0600

Gateway Electronics in St. Louis.

----- Original Message -----
From: "James White" <greensho@crown.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 9:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] diagram for headl

> Yes, I like the idea of heavy gauge wire for 100w bulbs.  The trouble is
> that I am just about of the stuff that I bought at an electronics surplus
> store 10 years ago.
>
> Bought 500' spools of 10 and 12 gauge stuff with a double layer of
> insulation.  Many, many fine strands of copper.  But all of these places
> seem to have gone out of business, and I have only a few feet left.
>
> Looking for more sources.  Anybody know of a surplus outlet in the Midwest
> (Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Kansas City, Fargo...)?
>
>  Jim White - greensho@crown.net
> Valparaiso, Indiana
> '93  5 SPEED   276k few mods
> '95  5 SPEED   235k lots of mods
> "double clutch"  it's good for both you and your SHO
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim and Debbie Leyden" <jndleyden@mindspring.com>
> To: "sho2go" <srfdude@cox.net>; "Michael S Wojton"
> <Mike.Wojton@owens-ill.com>
> Cc: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 7:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] diagram for headl
>
>
> > But don't forget to take into consideration that conductor will see an
> > increase in resistance as the temperature of the conductor rises.
Factor
> in
> > a .85 multiplier for safety margin and I wouldn't feel comfortable using
> 14
> > ga wire on a pair of 100 watt bulbs.  14 ga is only good for 15 amps.
> Then
> > add in the extra draw from the flash to pass feature.  I forsee smoke
> > signals on the horizon.  #12 minimum and there is no such thing as "too
> > large" when you are talking current carriers.
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "sho2go" <srfdude@cox.net>
> > To: "Michael S Wojton" <Mike.Wojton@owens-ill.com>
> > Cc: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 11:01 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Shotimes] diagram for headl
> >
> >
> > > Well, bigger is always better ;-)  but good engineering practice would
> > > dictate using the smallest wire that would be effective.  10 feet of
14
> > ga.
> > > would have .025 ohms; in a (say) 100W light harness this 10' of wire
> would
> > > be dropping about .2W.  The reality is that this would work fine; the
> > > connections, relay contacts etc. would contribute a bigger drop than
the
> > > wire.  But again, bigger.......
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Michael S Wojton" <Mike.Wojton@owens-ill.com>
> > > Cc: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 6:55 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [Shotimes] diagram for headl
> > >
> > >
> > > > I checked on these.  They use 14 ga wire in their harnesses.  I was
> told
> > > > by more than one person that they considered 14 ga marginal for
higher
> > > > wattage bulbs.  The bigger the better, I suppose; to a point.  I am
> > still
> > > > looking around.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Mike Wojton
> > > > Toledo, Ohio
> > > >
> > > > -'95 Green MTX  3/01-1/03
> > > >    ShoShop y-pipe
> > > >
> > > > -'95 White Mtx
> > > >    '96 Brake Upgrade
> > > >
> > > > "Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan
> > > >
> > > > ------------------( Forwarded letter 1
follows )---------------------
> > > > Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2003 12:59:04 -0800
> > > > To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> > > > Cc: mike.wojton, gtsrider@yahoo.com
> > > > From: sho2go[srfdude]@cox.net
> > > > Subject: Re: [Shotimes] diagram for headlamp harness (relays)
> > > >
> > > > And if you don't want to roll your own, try this:
> > > > http://jen.liu.tripod.com/suvlights/id14.html
> > > > Mike
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "van Oss" <vanOss@centurytel.net>
> > > > To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> > > > Cc: <gtsrider@yahoo.com>; <mike.wojton@owens-ill.com>
> > > > Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2003 12:22 PM
> > > > Subject: [Shotimes] diagram for headlamp harness (relays)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Mike and Peter asked where to find instructions for wiring up a
> > headlamp
> > > > harness.  I suggest:
> > > > >
> > > > > http://lighting.mbz.org/tech/relays/relays.html
> > > > >
> > > > > Joseph van Oss
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