[DeTomaso] LED question

[Rob Dumoulin]

Somebody run some current through Chris to see if he still conducts like he
did when he was one year old. I need proof.

Rob

On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 5:20 PM, Christopher Kimball
<chrisvkimball at msn.com>wrote:

> I wish my 53-year-old body was in as good a shape as your 40-year-old
> wiring!  :)
> Chris
>
> > To: detomaso at poca.com
> > From: fresnofinches at aol.com
> > Date: Mon, 6 May 2013 14:56:14 -0400
> > Subject: [DeTomaso] LED question
> >
> > .....
> >
> > reduces the amperage way down and reduces heat and stress on 40 year old
> wiring.
> > .....
> > The above statement is partially true, but nonetheless misleading.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > Unless the insulation is damaged and corrosion of the conductor occurs,
> forty years of use will not affect the function of that wire.
> >
> > There is no "stress" imparted on a properly secured conductor that would
> affect its long term performance.
> >
> > The "heat" due to the amperage carried in a properly sized conductor
> will not affect its long term performance.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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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