Well....
Off the top of my head I'm thinking 18 gauge wire. One black (GND) and
one
white... or you can use unshielded wire braid for the GND line and red
wire for
the +12V.
The one downside of the wire you buy at AutoZone/HomeDepot, and Radio
Shack...
it uses cheap plastic insulation covering... which has a LOW melting
point. If
you have a short... it melts.. and zap.
The cool wire is teflon coated wire. It's harder to find in color, but
the
mil-spec aircraft wire sold by Aircraft spruce is white, and is teflon
coated.
The nice thing I like about it, is that if you solder any connections, the
insulation
doesn't melt, like the cheap autozone wire.
Belden makes teflon coated wire in rainbow colors, but it's hard to
find,
you need to find an electronics distributor who can sell some spools. I
tried to
go that route, so I could color code my instrument panel wiring, but gave
up and
just bought the white stuff.
I did however run the AutoZone quality wire in my wings for the
wingtip NAV lights, it's currently unused however.
I had an electrical short years ago on my Honeymoon in my '78MGB, and
when I
got home the entire thing melted and caught fire... so I'm not a fan of
cheap wire.
(Teflon wire would have melted, but would have been less of a mess).
On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 21:26:53 -0700, Lee <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hey Netters,
>
> I am in a dicision mode for wiring for a light added to the tail of my
> KR2. The light is an automotive type, added to the rudder like a few
> other people have done. My question is what is the best wire to use to
> link the light to the switch up front. Gauge of wire, 2 seperate wires
> or a bundle wire with 2 stands, home depot has a large selection, or do
> I go to Auto Zone????
>
> Lee Van Dyke
> Mesa AZ
> [email protected]
> http://vandyke5.com/kr2.htm
>
> N783JB
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