[Shop-talk] wiring question

[Jeff Scarbrough]

On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 2:11 PM, Tim <tputland at charter.net> wrote:

> I want to wire in an aftermarket horn on my Jeep. The wires that came
> with the swith are 16 gauge. The Fuse link I bought to wire into this
> set up is a thicker gauge.
>
> Is this ok?

An ordinary horn appears to draw about 5-6 Amps.  In my experience,
the physical size of the fusible link won't compare to the physical
size of the normal wiring.