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To all:

I am getting into my wiring on my IV and am somewhat confused about how to go 
about wire sizing.  The Manual says that if a circuit has a 10 amp circuit 
breaker that you use 10 amps on the chart to determine wire size using that 
part of the chart that is used to keep voltage drop to a max. of 1/2 volt on 
a 14 V system.  I believe that in the case of for instance, a 50 watt Landing 
light that will draw 4 amps, you should use the 4 amps and the wire length, 
total including ground return, to determine minimum wire size for voltage 
drop, and then check with the other 2 angle lines on the chart to make sure 
that that size wire will support the 10 amp max. that the circuit breaker 
will allow without opening.  What do you guys think?

Tom Byrnes


[If you've got Excel on your system you should download the wiring worksheet
that Scott Dahlgren provided to the electrical area of the LML website.
It takes into account the current drop requirements, max load appropriate
to each wire size and wiring condition, and sllows you to plug in your
various service requirements and read out the individual wires
thtat will be required directly.  Pretty slick worksheet.   <Marv>     ]
 
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