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BuckBlu110

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What guage wire for 12v chargers?

Ive bought a 12v usb charger to fit to my cubby box, similar to this : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dual-USB-Charger...1c42b51014
Only thing is, im not sure what size wire and fuse to use, and do I need to fuse both sockets?

21st Dec 2014 2:46pm

mikeh501

Member Since: 07 Jan 2013
Location: United Kingdom
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Your talking a few amps at most so pretty much any wire will do. 1mm wire will nail it. Make sure you put a fuse in.

21st Dec 2014 4:34pm

BuckBlu110

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Ah good, I've got a couple of spools of 5 amp wire, I'll use that then. Thanks!

21st Dec 2014 4:59pm

munch90

Member Since: 26 Oct 2013
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If your going to use both sockets like the one in the link then the cig power socket is rated at 15amp so 5 amp is no good

21st Dec 2014 5:48pm

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