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Wire Harness Question?
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07/11/15 07:14 PM
07/11/15 07:14 PM
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ScottG
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Hi Guys. I am redoing a wire harness. What I am doing is replacing wire between connectors were mice had a hayday with it. Can I use 14G wire to replace 16G wire? I didn't know if this would cause any kind of resitance problems or voltage drop if I used bigger wire. Maybe this is a stupid question, but I only want to do this once.
Thanks Scott.
1966 Coronet 440 conv. original Mauve metallic, with white top and interior. 1971 360, J heads, 625 AFB, 340 cam, intake, and manifolds. With 3.23 SureGrip.
1969 Dart GT: B5 Blue, White top, 318, With A/C
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Re: Wire Harness Question?
[Re: ScottG]
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07/12/15 12:06 AM
07/12/15 12:06 AM
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RapidRobert
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Can I use 14G wire to replace 16G wire? Absolutely yes. 14 is (1) gauge larger (larger wire/smaller number). gauges go up or down in even numbers so 16 to 14 is the next larger size.
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Re: Wire Harness Question?
[Re: ScottG]
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07/12/15 08:48 AM
07/12/15 08:48 AM
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ScottG
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Thanks for the replies. I am soldering and heat shrinking all connections. I just didn't know if it would cause any problems going from 16G to 14G (the repaired section) back to 16G in one wire run. If that makes any sence?
Thanks Scott
1966 Coronet 440 conv. original Mauve metallic, with white top and interior. 1971 360, J heads, 625 AFB, 340 cam, intake, and manifolds. With 3.23 SureGrip.
1969 Dart GT: B5 Blue, White top, 318, With A/C
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Re: Wire Harness Question?
[Re: ScottG]
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07/12/15 10:55 AM
07/12/15 10:55 AM
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JohnRR
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No it will not cause any problem
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