On Wed, 13 Apr 2016 18:15:27 -0400, Micky
wrote:

On Wed, 13 Apr 2016 14:09:01 -0400, wrote:

On Wed, 13 Apr 2016 11:40:12 -0400, Micky
wrote:

On Wed, 13 Apr 2016 08:04:06 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

Most accessory plugs these days can't able handle the loads
they used to.

That stinks. They can't spend a tiny bit of money on a thicker
wire?

And I was going to take up cigars.

My 2000 Toyota has pretty much nothing but thin wires, while the 95
Chrysler and everything before it had much heavier wires everywhere.
Have American cars degenerated too? Or is it just Toyota and maybe
Japanese?


It seems like most inverter manufacturers have taken this
into account and no longer offer "accessory plugs" on anything other than
their smallest models. Anything of decent size has to be connected directly
to the battery or to wires from the battery that are of substantial gauge.

A lot of the "heavy" wires years ago just had thicker insulation. The
newer insulation is thinner for the same effectiveness.

I've stripped and spliced and soldered wires in most of my cars and
the metal part of these new wires are definitely thinner.

Everything today is built as lightly as possible - with the American
manufacturers being every bit as "guilty" as the Japanese.

That's what I was afraid of.
You want to see the wires in an airplane. The wiring in most older
cars - American or not, was grossly over-sized - to make sure there
was enough conductor left after corrosion attacked the conductors.

With newer sealed connectors that is less of a problem.. The wires in
today's vehicles are sized for the anticipated load.