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Re: Wire Size

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Originally Posted by Sperkowsky View Post
16AWG wires fit perfectly fine if correctly stripped in the PCM. I believe it would be against the rules and possibly dangerous to use 18AWG wires to connect the compressor.
This is incorrect.

R49 specifically lists "Compressor outputs from the PCM" as being 18 gauge as the minimum wire size. The same for the sires between the PCM and the PDP.
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