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Default What cable for DC 12V 20W kitchen lights?

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Adam Aglionby wrote:
12v 20w = 1.66A per lamp. Any cable larger than bell wire can handle
that


Indeed, until voltage drop bites and energy lost goes as heat.


That surely applies to any circuit?

Low voltage high current can melt things nicely...


It's the current wot does this...

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