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wire questions - strobe & flap

Scott Will

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I almost have all my wires run... just have to make the connections. But I have two remaining questions:

  • What size wire to the flap motor? It comes with 20 awg leads, I assume that 's OK?
  • What kind/size of wire to the strobe power supply? Do you run the shielded 3 conductor wire or use regular wire with a ground run? If regular, which size?

Thanks for the advice!
Scott
 
From what I've read, the no-load draw of the flap motor is 800 mA. Even if the current with load is 4 times that, you could use a 5A fuse with 20 gauge wire. Maybe even 22 would be sufficient. It's an intermittent load, so that helps as well.

I'm not positive, but I think you can run regular wire to the strobe power supply. It appears that is what Dan did:
http://www.rvproject.com/20030717.html

Dave
 
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