[DeTomaso] LED question

[Christopher Kimball]

I wish my 53-year-old body was in as good a shape as your 40-year-old wiring!  :)
Chris

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> From: fresnofinches at aol.com
> Date: Mon, 6 May 2013 14:56:14 -0400
> Subject: [DeTomaso] LED question
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> reduces the amperage way down and reduces heat and stress on 40 year old wiring.
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> The above statement is partially true, but nonetheless misleading.
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> The forty year old wire in our Panteras is just as serviceable as one year old wiring. It was sized according to the
> needs of the designed circuit and without additions to the circuit, will retain its original capabilities and suitability.
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> Unless the insulation is damaged and corrosion of the conductor occurs, forty years of use will not affect the function of that wire.
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> There is no "stress" imparted on a properly secured conductor that would affect its long term performance.
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> The "heat" due to the amperage carried in a properly sized conductor will not affect its long term performance.
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> While a switchover to LED lighting will reduce the amperage (and thus the heat) carried on those conductors, the
> switchover will do nothing to better preserve undisturbed forty year old wiring. Wiring does not "wear out" just due to its age.
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> However, forty year old connector terminals and grounding connections, as we all know by now, can and are
> compromised by exposure to moisture and dirt and the resultant corrosion. 
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> I have rear LED lighting on 2511. I have Jon Haas' fuse panel upgrade. I have forty year old wiring. I have clean
> and secure connections.
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> But I do not have any original wiring that has suffered any loss of capabilities from forty years of "heat and stress".
> 
> My 2¢
> 
> Larry
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