<VV> Follow up on my Stupid Electrical Question-Safeguard power wiring

[Cepak, Tom A]

Anyone know which color wire would be 12 volts fused when ignition is in
run or start for an EM?

Thanks,

Tom 

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[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Norman C. Witte
Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 2:47 PM
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: <VV> Follow up on my Stupid Electrical Question-Safeguard power
wiring

I managed to get the Safeguard up and running this weekend.  No doubt
you'll recall that we had a long discussion regarding which wire in the
body harness at the engine compartment connector would give me 12v with
the ignition hot and during cranking.  The magic wire was the black with
pink stripe, though I will say that the pink in that stripe is darn
close to purple.  On my '65 Corsa I could not ID any wire that was black
with a purple stripe and the only purple one in there was a different
shade than the one with the pink stripe.  I do think they made an
attractive couple, though.

Thanks to the many who responded.    I thought that this response from
Ed
Dowd was particularly helpful:

"GM 'standardized' the color usage in 1966 and eliminated most striping
on wires as it confused more than helped. That is why the 'black with
pink stripe' became just pink in '66. The same can be said for the
black/yellow to just yellow in '66.

"A few of the standardizations:

"Pink is 12 volts fused when ign is in run or start.

"Orange is 12 volt fused and 12 volts all the time, even in the off
position.

"Red is 12 volts but not fused except in cases where there is a fusible
link."

Based upon what Ed says, if you are looking for a similar wire in a '66
and later model, you're looking for a solid pink wire rather than the
black with pink stripe that worked for me.

Again, thank you for the help.

Regards,

Norm Witte 
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