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Old 12-14-2003, 01:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Delphinus
My ballast to lamp wiring has "16/3" (among other things) written on the insulation ... which I assume means 16 guage.
That is correct. 16 guage is fine because the voltage is higher, but the current is considerably lower (we are talking milliamps here)
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