Parts For Electrical Circuit

Parts For Electrical Circuit

Wiring
Wire Color












All wires have color-coded insulation. Wires belonging to a system's main harness will have a single color. Wires belonging to a system's sub circuits will have a colored stripe Striped wires use the following code to show wire size and colors.





Abbreviations are used to indicate wire color within a circuit diagram.
Refer to the above table.



wire color coding





Stripe color coding









Wire Size
The size of wire, used in a circuit is determined by the amount of current (amperage), the length of the circuit, and the voltage drop allowed The following wire size and load capacity, shown below, are specified by SAE