Wiring

[Eric Bachhuber]

I HAVE A NEWBY QUESTION. THE WIRING ON MY 49 TO-20 IS ROTTING AND WRAPPED IN DUCT TAPE. I HAVE THE MAPS TO FOLLOW TO REDO BUT I CAN'T FIND WHAT TYPE OF WIRE TO USE IN THE ARCHIVE. I REPLACED THE LARGER BATTERY CABLES, BUT WHAT KIND OF CABLE DO I USE B/W COIL, REGULATOR, IGNITION, GENERATOR? THANX FOR ANY INFO.

 

[Dave (OH)]

Advice that was given to me by John (UK):
The wiring gauge should be 14g for charging and lights and 10g is OK for
any other wiring.

The battery leads should be of very heavy gauge (gauge 0) if you are using a
6volt supply.

Someone else may be able to help here though, in the UK wire gauges can be a little different:
14g UK = ~12g US
10g UK = ~8g US
0g UK = ~0g US

I don't know if John had already taken into consideration that I was in the US or not???

 

[phil fenner]

The recommended 12 gauge (US spec) is ok(14 will work ok too) for lights and charging circuits of a 6v tractor but I see no reason to use anything larger than 14(US) or even 16(US) gauge for everything else. For a 12v tactor these could be smaller gauges even but then you want them to be rugged enough for the environment as well.

Phil(WA)

 

[The Dude]

What happened to John? Have not seen many posts from him