How many curcuits and fuces do you need for a hot rod I see some with 8 and all the way upto 21 and more I will only need head lights signal lights tail lights brake lights running lights power windows How many curcuits will I need
No electric wipers? Turn signals? Horn? Heater fan? Radio? As a bare minimum, you'll need headlights, brake lights, tail/dash/parking (running) lights, horn, and windows, each on it's own circuit. Add one circuit for turns, same for electric wipers. Each circuit should have overcurrent protection, sized to the load.
Yes sorry wiper , dash, headlights , tail/dash/parking (running) lights , horn and windows . Can I get away with an 8 circuit or should I use something bigger all my other stuff like fuel pump , elec. water pump etc. will be wired seperatly over head on the roll cage. Mike
I have a 12 circuit in my Austin, and used all 12 ckts. I think I could have gotten by with an 8 circuit, but the more you isolate, the easier it is later if a problem pops up. Last thing you want is a short on one piece of equipment to affect several others. It might strand you, or at the least cause all lights to stop working just because a stop light or turn signal shorted. I put a 21 ckt. in my Falcon, and have so many spares I'll never use them all!
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