How much of a draw/voltage can the turn signal harness handle before it is overloaded or cause any damage to oem wiring. Can it handle running turn signal,side markers and city lights??
Thanks for any assitance.
Thanks for any assitance.
How Much Can Turn Signal/Headlight Harness Handle?? Overload??
- Thread starter chameleon30038
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anyone else??
if you know anything about electronics then you should not ask about voltage but ask about current, how much current the circuitry can handle is up to two things: first of all the fuse, and second: the wiring, the voltage will always be the same, so for example if you connect several lights on that wiring this will cause more current traveling through the wires making it heat up... so the thickness and plastic covering of the wires can only handle so much... so if you intend to use all those lights on that circuitry i dont think is safe to do so since you're gonna be drawing quite a few amperes that could fry up the wiring... and any spark inside your engine is not safe..
do it. if it blows the fuse.. not gonna work
LOL.... Yup, try it and if you get the fuse blown then you know its not safe to do it....
^^ lol true....
gauchi i understand the voltage stays the same just miss wording.....what i am wondering is if the jdm front harness has a different gauge wire to run these extra light lights since they come oem with both sidemarkers and city lights.
gauchi i understand the voltage stays the same just miss wording.....what i am wondering is if the jdm front harness has a different gauge wire to run these extra light lights since they come oem with both sidemarkers and city lights.
unless it arcs. wont be safe though
There might be a slight diference on the JDM ones... but still the relays and almost every other spec on the car are the same so having said that, the wire usually can handle at least 15% more than its nominal load (Load the wire was designed for) so if you're just gonna add the side markers to the current circuitry it might handle it as its probably gonna draw 10%-20% of the total capacity load of the harness, only way to know though is to try it...
yeah ....wish me luck...lol! Thanks for the input though
you're welcome! GL!! and let us know how it went
ok will do...if i ever finish lol!