What gauge wires - Chief Delphi

06-02-2004, 12:02

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Re: What gauge wires

There is a listing in the manual but a generalization is as follows:

6 AWG - Battery -> Breaker
10 AWG - Motors -> Speed Controllers
16 AWG -> Motors + Solenoids, etc. -> Relays
16 AWG - Controller -> Breakers
24 AWG - Sensors -> Controller

There are some more requirements but this is a good generalization. Remember that you can always use a larger guage (smaller number) than required but NOT smaller.

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