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Wiring help for Bed lights

Discussion in 'Technical Chat' started by rkenney375, Feb 28, 2016.

  1. Feb 28, 2016 at 7:23 PM
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    I am currently in the process of wiring up my bed LEDs. I ran a 16 gauge wire to the bed and everything is working fine. My only hiccup is that I have a 16 gauge wire to the bed and a 22 guage wire coming from the LEDs. So..... how in the world do I connect these 2 wires that will stand the test of time and be weatherproof/resistant? A quick search on the internet didn't reveal anything of importance. What have you guys done to connect different sized wires?
     
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  2. Feb 28, 2016 at 7:26 PM
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  3. Feb 28, 2016 at 7:27 PM
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    So just take the 16 gauge and solder it to the 22? heat shrink that puppy and I'm good to go?
     
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