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Sh-775 wire guage

mvalenti

mvalenti

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Is 16awg adequate for the positive and negative leads? I have rewired the bike with 16 with the exception of the battery to starter solenoid where I used 12.
 
hannibal said:
Posplayr suggested a 14 AWG ground on the R/R. I would bet he'd recommend the same for the R/R positive.
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By the time your get to 12 AWG you have more problems with crimp sizes. If you stay below 1 ft long for all of yur R/R connections then 14 awg is fine.

Sample calculations for the SSPB install.

http://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...x-STANDARD-INSTALLATION&p=1965992#post1965992

With a stock harness, there are 14 awg wires running from the fuse box to the ignition switch and back. Adding a 1 ft section of 12 AWG is not going to help just harder to crimp and solder.

The ground into the R/R(-) needs to also be 14 awg but the rest can be 16 awg.
 
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I have 12 ga black with appropriate solder style ring terms, I will replace the rr ground. Thanks all!
 
correction, had some 14ga, all hooked up and what a difference, headlight is brighter, battery is charging and bike seems to have a bit better response.
 
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