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captain crash Mentally Deficient lunatic ..... & ..... Site Moderator
| Subject: Help with wiring in led lights Thu Mar 21, 2013 4:23 pm | |
| I want add some led strips to the car, what wire or cable do you guys use? I cant see to find anything near the gauge that my led's have come with but the wire is not long enough on them | |
| | | Mr Intruder Suzuki800.com Founder ... & ... Senior Administrator
| Subject: Re: Help with wiring in led lights Thu Mar 21, 2013 5:18 pm | |
| I use a twin core copper speaker cable for mine. Not sure what a proper automotive electrician would have to say about that though. | |
| | | alfie92 Very Valued VIP Member
| Subject: Re: Help with wiring in led lights Thu Mar 21, 2013 5:22 pm | |
| Hi CC the load on led's is very low,as Dave says speaker wire is good enough,a lot of people use telephone wire if that is any help. | |
| | | Mr Intruder Suzuki800.com Founder ... & ... Senior Administrator
| Subject: Re: Help with wiring in led lights Thu Mar 21, 2013 5:26 pm | |
| Good tip Alfie, never thought of telephone wire. | |
| | | captain crash Mentally Deficient lunatic ..... & ..... Site Moderator
| Subject: Re: Help with wiring in led lights Thu Mar 21, 2013 6:17 pm | |
| Thank you gents that makes sense | |
| | | bigmal Very Valued VIP Member
| Subject: Re: Help with wiring in led lights Thu Mar 21, 2013 10:33 pm | |
| for the LED strips I put on my panniers, I cannibalised an old phone charger... the wire on that was twin core & nice & lightweight. There was a rating marked on the cable, so I rang the LED supplier & he confirmed it was plenty beefy enough But if you're doing the daylight running light type things, I'm guessing they'll need something beefier. Maplins sell all kinds of cable??? | |
| | | Mr Intruder Suzuki800.com Founder ... & ... Senior Administrator
| Subject: Re: Help with wiring in led lights Thu Mar 21, 2013 11:16 pm | |
| Maplins don't sell anything for LEDs, it was them in there tech department that originally advised me to use speaker cable. | |
| | | alfie92 Very Valued VIP Member
| Subject: Re: Help with wiring in led lights Fri Mar 22, 2013 2:22 pm | |
| A good tip for people reading this,if you are soldering wires together,always lay them side by side to solder them, and do not twist them together,this twisting method makes them joints weaker. | |
| | | Theanos Member
| Subject: Re: Help with wiring in led lights Sat Mar 23, 2013 8:53 am | |
| Serious tip here, to follow on Alfies: If you want a good joint when you solder wires, get someone to hold the wires for you, especially if you're trying to splice wires while the lights/what-not are mounted. Taking a few minutes to find a willing participant can make all the difference! | |
| | | Mr Intruder Suzuki800.com Founder ... & ... Senior Administrator
| Subject: Re: Help with wiring in led lights Sat Mar 23, 2013 10:06 am | |
| Here is another one, heat the wire. | |
| | | alfie92 Very Valued VIP Member
| Subject: Re: Help with wiring in led lights Sat Mar 23, 2013 1:30 pm | |
| Dave this can be done by tinning,ie:heat a bit of solder on each wire before joining,these little tips are great for people learning and we should all keep them coming in to help each other. | |
| | | Mr Intruder Suzuki800.com Founder ... & ... Senior Administrator
| Subject: Re: Help with wiring in led lights Sat Mar 23, 2013 3:21 pm | |
| Here is another one, don't short cut, use flux. | |
| | | Mr Intruder Suzuki800.com Founder ... & ... Senior Administrator
| Subject: Re: Help with wiring in led lights Sun Mar 24, 2013 3:47 pm | |
| - Mr Intruder wrote:
- Here is another one, heat the wire.
- alfie92 wrote:
- Dave this can be done by tinning,ie:heat a bit of solder on each wire before joining
You should still initially heat the wire even when tinning so as avoid having a cold solder joint. | |
| | | alfie92 Very Valued VIP Member
| Subject: Re: Help with wiring in led lights Sun Mar 24, 2013 4:12 pm | |
| Good point Dave,I stand corrected. | |
| | | smart Valued Member
| Subject: Re: Help with wiring in led lights Mon Mar 25, 2013 11:00 pm | |
| for anybody new to soldering a joint should look bright when finnished if it looks dull it's a dry joint which is weak & needs redoing | |
| | | Mr Intruder Suzuki800.com Founder ... & ... Senior Administrator
| Subject: Re: Help with wiring in led lights Mon Mar 25, 2013 11:10 pm | |
| That's a great tip. | |
| | | alfie92 Very Valued VIP Member
| Subject: Re: Help with wiring in led lights Tue Mar 26, 2013 9:08 pm | |
| Excellant tip there Martin,this is what we need,tips and advice. | |
| | | captain crash Mentally Deficient lunatic ..... & ..... Site Moderator
| Subject: Re: Help with wiring in led lights Tue Mar 26, 2013 10:56 pm | |
| The great tips that have come out of this thread have been amazing | |
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