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		dreamcompiler on Dec 8, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tesla shares 48V architecture with other automaker... 12 gauge wire would work fine for 48v lighting loads; probably 14 gauge too for many of them. Small DC constant-current sources are commodity items now and they're very efficient.

bluGill on Dec 8, 2023 [–]

12 gauge is more expensive, and harder to work with.

dreamcompiler on Dec 8, 2023 | [–]

And it's already in a lot of houses, which was my point.

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