Help with lightbar install
08-30-2016, 05:52 PM
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Help with lightbar install
What size wire would be safe for a 52" 500 watt lightbar? at 12v its 41.6 amps and at 14v its 35.7 so like 8 or 6 gauge wire maybe? I just don't want to burn my car down.
08-30-2016, 08:09 PM
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This harness they sell is 12AWG... 8 or 6 seems like overkill.
https://www.amazon.com/Harness-Water.../dp/B014LYQBHQ
https://www.amazon.com/Harness-Water.../dp/B014LYQBHQ
08-31-2016, 01:35 PM
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I'm gunna get dual batteries. How would I go about hooking them up? And how can i make it so the alternator charges them both but doesn't kill them when my car is off?
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