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Retroactive 
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Joined: 15 Mar 2016 Location: Bolton, MA Online Status: Offline Posts: 270 |
 Topic: Main Harness wire gauge?Posted: 05 Apr 2016 at 10:51am |
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Does anyone know the wire gauge used on the main 7-wire harness under the Rpod? I located the harness, but we had freak snow and cold before I could get under there close enough to read the info printed on the wire. I am getting supplies together to add Reverse Lights, and I want to buy some wire ahead of time.
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furpod
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Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128 |
Posted: 05 Apr 2016 at 11:41am |
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The wires in the harness are not all the same gauge, they vary based on the load. For LED backup lights, 16g should be plenty.
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Retroactive
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Posted: 05 Apr 2016 at 1:37pm |
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I just checked with Maxxima customer service. The M42321 model uses 22AWG for it's leads. Out back at I have about 1k' of nice automotive grade XLPE 20AWG that happens to be in yellow. Debating on whether to use that.
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timpod
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Joined: 19 Feb 2016 Location: Oregon Online Status: Offline Posts: 43 |
Posted: 05 Apr 2016 at 1:38pm |
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If you're connecting your reversing lights to your tow vehicle, then you'll want your wire to be rated to match whatever fuse is in the vehicle. The LED's don't draw much, but in the case where you're wire shorts you want the vehicle's fuse to blow before your wire melts. I think general automotive wire is rated to 80C, so if you have a 15amp fuse in the vehicle, you could go as low as 18 gauge. At 1 amp, 18 gauge is still within 3% voltage drop for the length of the trailer. hmm, or as furpod says, 16g should be plenty.
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2015 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited |
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timpod
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Posted: 05 Apr 2016 at 1:42pm |
If you use a lower gauge than what your vehicle's fuse will protect, then you can always add your own inline fuse with a lower amp rating.
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2016 Pod 172
2015 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited |
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Retroactive
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Joined: 15 Mar 2016 Location: Bolton, MA Online Status: Offline Posts: 270 |
Posted: 05 Apr 2016 at 2:01pm |
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I am just going to get some 16AWG. I might even be able to get it as a free sample from one of my suppliers, it all depends if they already have it in their actual warehouse.
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Guests
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Posted: 05 Apr 2016 at 2:33pm |
I remembered this post: Back Up Lights Maybe it will be of some help to you. Marwayne is an excellent modder. |
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Retroactive
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Posted: 05 Apr 2016 at 2:40pm |
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Thanks for the link. The mod definitely seems doable, my biggest worry is cutting through the shell for the LED leads. Yes, I have noticed Marwayne is like a Pod Mod Jedi Master.
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Retroactive
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Joined: 15 Mar 2016 Location: Bolton, MA Online Status: Offline Posts: 270 |
Posted: 05 Apr 2016 at 3:15pm |
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I just order 16AWG off of Amazon. Yellow 80c PVC. 100' for $22.60
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JandL
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Joined: 29 Mar 2014 Location: California Online Status: Offline Posts: 364 |
Posted: 05 Apr 2016 at 9:25pm |
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Wire gauge’s on 7 way plug on my trailer.
14 Gauge - red, brown, green, and yellow 12 Gauge - Blue 10 Gauge - White and Black |
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JandL
2013 Honda Ridgeline 2012 177 2 Paynes in a Pod |
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Main Harness wire gauge?