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What gauge wire?

By PaisanNYC · Jul 09, 2007in Vehicle Specific Wiring💬 4 posts👁️ 950 views
Posted Jul 09, 2007 · 02:18 UTC#1

I am looking to add a hideaway cigarette lighter socket behind my dash. I am going to connect it to an empty socket on my 04 Expedition's fuse panel with a LittleFuse Add-A-Circuit fuse holder. Which kind of wire could I use to connect the cigarette lighter socket to the fuse holder? Here is the site I would like to order from:

 

http://www.partsexpress.com/webpage.cfm ... oup_ID=859

 

thanks! :)

Posted Jul 09, 2007 · 12:05 UTC#2

Depends on the current draw of what you want to plug into the cig lighter. If its that avox jukebox of yours, I'd say 18gauge should be fine. BTW why didn't you just bring that with you when I did the original install?

Posted Jul 09, 2007 · 16:02 UTC#3

Cause I was an idiot who wasnt thinking LOL I am starting to have second thoughts about messing with electrical stuff myself now

Posted Jul 10, 2007 · 01:10 UTC#4

Well depending on whether or not I'm still working at circuit city at the end of july, I have a vacation starting then. Maybe I'll just come up there this time.