Good Morning
Long time reader, First time poster.
I am a Mechanic for my Local fire department. Part of my job is fitting out our new and existing trucks with lighting, accessories, etc. I have a strong background in automotive electricity, but lack skills in proper design of circuits, mainly proper wire size. Iv always went overkill on wire size, which I know is not always a bad thing, but I would like to learn the PROPER way to select proper wire sizes for circuits. I would also like to know how to select the PROPER rated fuses for the circuit. Every item I read online seems to have a different opinion on the fuse rating selection (IE: one site says select wiring 25% above max circuit load, Other sites say 30)
I would appreciate any information, resources, Charts, Article's etc that anyone could provide me
Thank you so much for your time
Long time reader, First time poster.
I am a Mechanic for my Local fire department. Part of my job is fitting out our new and existing trucks with lighting, accessories, etc. I have a strong background in automotive electricity, but lack skills in proper design of circuits, mainly proper wire size. Iv always went overkill on wire size, which I know is not always a bad thing, but I would like to learn the PROPER way to select proper wire sizes for circuits. I would also like to know how to select the PROPER rated fuses for the circuit. Every item I read online seems to have a different opinion on the fuse rating selection (IE: one site says select wiring 25% above max circuit load, Other sites say 30)
I would appreciate any information, resources, Charts, Article's etc that anyone could provide me
Thank you so much for your time