Posted by AndrewFromNS on December 21, 2009 at 22:23:08 from (71.7.194.23):
In Reply to: What type of wire? posted by KenB_Texas on December 21, 2009 at 22:15:12:
I dont have my book handy, so im not sure what SO and THHN are off the top of my head. I like to think im electronically inclined, tho I have only rewired one antique tractor, I've built a couple model railroads, installed fog lights, etc on cars, and done a few competition subwoofer installs.
For anything like what your about to do, I personally go for the rolls of wire from the auto store or similar. Roughly 20 to 25 feet in length, in a variety of gauges and colours. If your only going to do this once, your only going to need a couple spools, more if you want to colour code, or get complex with lights, etc. If you have a dozen tractors to rewire, look into buying that same wire on spools. I know my local NAPA, and a buddies shop locally, can supply me with wire on spools ranging from ten feet to five hundred feet. Where I tend to do this sorta thing semi-frequently, I've learned that buying wire in 100-foot rolls is cheaper, but it doesn't make much sense for you, if your only going to use 15-feet and have the rest sat in the shop.
To make a long answer a bit longer...I dont think that wire type matters, so long as its a suitable gauge (If you have Bob's great diagrams, the gauges needed are listed) and is stranded copper (solid copper is suitable, too, just avoid anything else).
Cheers, and I hope this was of some assistance!
AR
This post was edited by AndrewFromNS at 22:24:22 12/21/09.
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