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correct wiring diagram?

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Forum Name: Lights, Neon, LEDs, HIDs
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Topic: correct wiring diagram?

Posted By: rxsilvia
Subject: correct wiring diagram?
Date Posted: August 18, 2009 at 4:20 AM

Hi i'm still sort of new to the lights part of ICE and i was wondering if the following wiring diagram is correct for wiring a neon with a toggle switch.
Thankyou to anyone who can help =)
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Posted By: KPierson
Date Posted: August 18, 2009 at 5:06 AM

Looks good.

Ideally you would have a fuse as close to the battery as possible to protect the wire, but other then that it looks ok.



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Kevin Pierson




Posted By: rxsilvia
Date Posted: August 18, 2009 at 5:11 AM
Ow ok. How many amps do you think i should put in it? sorry im really new to all the lights stuff. Would 10 amps be enough? or is that too much?
Also if i wanted to wire multiple neons onto one switch. Say 4 then would i need to make seperate circuits? or could i just wire all 4 positive ends to the positive end of the switch?
Thankyou =)




Posted By: KPierson
Date Posted: August 18, 2009 at 12:35 PM

The fuse size depends on how much current your light will use.  Typically, you shoot for about 25% more current then the device is rated for, but there is quite a bit of wiggle room in that number.

As long as the current rating of your switch is high enough you can run all the lights in parallel.  Typically, neons use very little current, like 0.5A a piece.  Four neons, at that current rating, would put less then 2A on the switch and a 5A fuse would be more then sufficient.



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Kevin Pierson




Posted By: rxsilvia
Date Posted: August 18, 2009 at 7:56 PM
Ow ok. Well the switch says it holds 10Amps at 12V so i'm guessing that will be sufficient yes?
Thank you for your help K.Pierson you've helped me alot =D




Posted By: rxsilvia
Date Posted: August 20, 2009 at 1:43 AM
I've got another questions sorry. What if instead of getting power directly from the battery, i tap into the positive wire of the cigarette lighter? will it still work in the same way if i ground it properly?




Posted By: KPierson
Date Posted: August 20, 2009 at 9:30 AM
Yep, it will still work the same way.

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Kevin Pierson




Posted By: rxsilvia
Date Posted: August 20, 2009 at 4:23 PM
Thankyou :D





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