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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 03:53 PM
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i have had to modify my loom slightly as it came off a 2wd rally car with anti lag so i have taken all this off. and the injector wires looked a bit fooked so i have replaced them with new multi plugs and wire.
the wire i am using has a silver core rated to 300 volts would this be sufficient ?
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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 03:56 PM
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yep, the injecotrs have a positve 12 volt feed to them and the negs are switched through the ecu, as long as the wire is the same similar diamter (or larger) than the original you will be fine.
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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 03:58 PM
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I would think that would be fine as the injectorss won't run nowhere near 300volts
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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 03:59 PM
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the wire is smaller but has a silver core to 300v so i think it will work but i dont want to have a melt down along the line or even worse in the ecu !
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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 04:00 PM
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antony215, but i dont know what ampage the wire is so ?
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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 04:05 PM
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i would think the ampage would be ok for the injectors if the wire is rated at 300volts then i would think the ampage would be fairly high to
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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 04:07 PM
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cheers.
peace of mind thats all just want to be sure !
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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 04:11 PM
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no probs mate
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Old Aug 24, 2005 | 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by antony215
i would think the ampage would be ok for the injectors if the wire is rated at 300volts then i would think the ampage would be fairly high to
not strictly true, a high insulation resistance has nothing to do with the current carrying capapity of the cable, for ex, you could have 600V cable that may only be heavy enough for 5 amps, drop the voltage down and yuo will end up drawing much more current,
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Old Aug 25, 2005 | 08:56 AM
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Ditto what Dave said, it's not the voltage capacity that is going to be the limit but the current capacity. If your silver core is smaller than the original I wouldn't use it.
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