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Quick Wiring Question please
omega0684 - 11/1/11 at 06:34 PM

Evening all,

A quick wiring question please, what amp wire do i need to run from my battery to my ignition switch? Would 25 amps be ok (this wire would not have cranking amps running through it)

All the best

Alex


stevebubs - 11/1/11 at 06:47 PM

What tributary circuits do you have downstream? Add up the amps and you'll have your answer..


omega0684 - 11/1/11 at 10:21 PM

im running a 12v ign supply hub from the ignition switch, this will then feed the switches on the dash.

ECU,
Low Pressure Fuel Pump,
headlights & indicators,
fan,
horn,
rear lights etc
oh and digi dash


omega 24 v6 - 11/1/11 at 11:35 PM

If you are powering them all directly then no it will not be enough.
If you are using them as a mixture of direct loads and/or for switching relays then perhaps it'd be enough.
You really need to work it all out on paper

P=V*I
V=I*R

etc.


ReMan - 11/1/11 at 11:52 PM

You say feeds the switches, which of these are wired with relays?
As said this needs to be a bit scientific and is actually quite pivotal in the way your car wiring is designed