[Roadsters] early 67 roadster wiring question

[Jim Gammon]

Use finely stranded copper wire, and the negative needs to be just as strong.
 
Jim

--- On Tue, 3/24/09, Daryl Smith <drlsmith at dccnet.com> wrote:

From: Daryl Smith <drlsmith at dccnet.com>
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] early 67 roadster wiring question
To: "Datsun Roadster List" <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2009, 4:33 PM

Actually, to handle the 30 amps that the alternator puts out, it has to be at
least a 12awg. Normally for that amperage I would install a 10 awg, but for
some
reason in automotive wiring it always seems to be a gauge or 2 smaller than I
expect. Perhaps this has something to do with it being DC? or short runs? or
both.......

If doing it for myself I would install a 10 awg wire. And yes it is the same
size as feeds to the ammeter.......

Daryl


> ----- Original Message ----- From: "oliver"
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> To: "Datsun Roadster List"
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> Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 12:50:57 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
> Subject: [Roadsters] early 67 roadster wiring question
>
> on that car, there is a white wire going from the alternator to the fuse
box.
> anyone know what gage its supposed to be? and is the same gage used to go
> from the fues box to the ammeter, or is it smaller (in size; larger in
gage)?
>
> thanks!
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