Re: Is 12-volt conversion really necessary?

Posted by HH56 On 2014/7/12 10:56:44

I'm surprised there hasn't been more of a push toward 24 volts to reduce the size of wire even more.

A few years ago there started to be investigations into fiber optics and shared wires using multiplexing commands. Hope was to reduce weight and costs by eliminating redundant wiring. One example given was on a power window/lock system. They could run a single power wire to each door and then via thin fiber optic links command a module to work each window or lock from the drivers door -- or any other door depending on what type modules were installed in each door. I expect that will be coming before too long if it isn't here already.

Of course, to save weight and cost they could always copy Lucas, prince of darkness. If something called for a 16 ga wire install a 20 and hope it wasn't used too long or too often.