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Re: Grade/ thickness of wire to make a new loom

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 10:20 pm
by RICSPEED
oh yeah diddnt read it proper :freak: :oops:

Re: Grade/ thickness of wire to make a new loom

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 11:20 pm
by Rich_T
RICSPEED wrote:
eden wrote:

I cant see how much wire you get :roll: is it for 10 meters?
i would have thought 0.6 to be a little thin :?:
Look at the specification, it is 2.5mm diametre but only 6amp or 10amp commercial rating. The thin wall cable from Vehicle wiring products is 2.1mm diameter but 16.5 amp rating! Even though the strand make up is identical (32 x 0.2mm) the rating is different, this will down to the grade of conductor and insulation.

Additionally, the Maplin price is £1.19 per metre! The Vehicle wiring Products price is 32p per metre, just a bit different even when you add VAT!

Re: Grade/ thickness of wire to make a new loom

Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 4:06 pm
by RICSPEED
while on the subject of resistance ...is a short ht lead better than a long one ? or is the difference negligible ??

Re: Grade/ thickness of wire to make a new loom

Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 10:01 pm
by Rich_T
shorter is better, but in most lambretta applications on the road you won't notice the difference.

Re: Grade/ thickness of wire to make a new loom

Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 10:42 pm
by firekdp
RICSPEED wrote:while on the subject of resistance ...is a short ht lead better than a long one ? or is the difference negligible ??
It will be negligible, because the HT current is minuscule.