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Old 07-26-2024, 07:12 PM   #1
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Ribbon wire amperage question to seat motor

Hey guys. I have a question for you guts. I can't find and info on how much amperage these ribbon wires can handle. I was wanting to run this along my floor to run few small accessories under my seat which i have no doubt that this can handle but then there's 1 I would like to get an option on. My seat switch has a 12 g wire lead on it and I was wondering if it would be safe to run power to a power seat switch and then the following motor thru one of these wires or would be asking for trouble doing that? of course that motor will barely get used but still. If so should I fuse it closer to the dash before the ribbon wire? I don't have a ammeter gauge but I would assume 15 amps but sometime this weekend I'll go buy one.
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Old 08-05-2024, 12:45 AM   #2
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Re: Ribbon wire amperage question to seat motor

My advice would be to use 12 gauge wire all the way to the motor. If the seat switch uses it then the factory would use it to the motor.
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Re: Ribbon wire amperage question to seat motor

What gauge wire would these strips represent? Any idea
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Re: Ribbon wire amperage question to seat motor

I'd hesitate to speculate on those wire sizes. Most any electrician can tell you for sure.
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You can't run anything like that through that ribbon. You would need a heavy feed wire & use relays.

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