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I generally am bringing old equipment back to life. Often it is the older cloth covered wires. Fuse blocks are small and sort of an after thought on those. I wouldn't even try to use 2 gauge on a late model fuse box. 6 volt cables are thicker as they use half the voltage but have a lot more amperage. Look at some late model 12 volt cables and they are really thin compared to the 6 volt cables. I'm looking at a '47 Dodge right now and thinking of putting an 8 volt tractor battery in it and adjust the generator to 9 volts. That won't blow the lights but will really crank the starter.
If I were to make a wire to a late model fuse station, I'd probably go up one or two gauges.
I am going to upgrade my cables and open on replacing all the wires (even ones going to the fuse block) to at least 2 gauge.
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Those are nice! I had no idea there was such a thing. Thanks for posting.
Over the years, I've gotten several vehicles where someone put a "system" in it. I try to avoid that as they tend to butcher the wires. On the other hand, I've salvage some high end hardware. Super heavy duty with gold plated connections. Almost NO amperage loss from end to end of a power line.
06-15-2021, 02:25 PM
