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    Nov 18, 2012, 05:31 PM
    Can you change the gauge of electric wiring from light to heavier in a golf cart
    In my eletric cushman golf cart I have a small gauge wire from the ignition to the solenoid can I use a heavier gauge wire to replace the small guaged wire?
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    Nov 18, 2012, 05:57 PM
    That is always a safe and good thing to do--there's less resistance in heavier gauge copper wire. For flexibility, however, you likely want to stick with stranded copper wire.
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