Re: Relays again

[Ilias Glavinas <elias@tesla.wustl.edu>]

On Fri, 16 Oct 1998, Brad Sheridan wrote:

>   I think my previous reply about relays made it through, but yes, you do
> want them as close to the battery and lights as possible. One word of
> caution though, is you need to make sure you fuse the 12V from the battery,
> and try to make the connections watertight. Larger gauge wire also reduces
> the voltage drop.

I assume you meand "smaller" gauge wire in the above, right? The way 
"gauge" is determined, smaller gauge means thicker wire, and thicker wire 
has smaller resistance (thus less V-drop).


Ilias

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