On Thu, 6 May 2021 06:15:12 +0100, Andy Burns posted for all of us to digest...


micky wrote:

The wires in my Toyota are much thinner than the wires in any of my
American cars were.

I think it's probably a modern vs older, rather than japanese vs
american thing?

Car manufacturers seem to use "thin wall" cables now, using a tougher
grade of PVC so that a greater %age of the overall volume of the wire is
copper rather than plastic. Probably reduced copper too due to lower
current requirements, as others have mentioned.

The insulation is also soy based which ground rats, mice, etc find especially
tasty.

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Tekkie