Nah. Second time. ;^) Ran a secured piece of EMT in rear cubby below table on my '81 Westy to protect a + wire I ran through there then up behind rear cabinet to a 12V outlet in spice rack. In hindsight maybe running it along surface of pillar and covered it with a race if I was going to those lengths. I get what you're saying. And, the + wire running from dash to kitchen appliances runs under the carpet and it's been fine, though AFAIK, it would see less of a load with only OEM Westy appliances using it. Neil. On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 2:33 AM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: > At 10:56 PM 10/24/2012, neil n wrote: >> >> Should I run them in conduit or is that overkill? (thinking of heat >> generated) > > > Making a harness is good for neatness, bad for shedding heat. Conduit same > but also gives physical protection. > > If you did use conduit I bet it would be the first time it was ever done in > an automotive application.
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