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Wiring for LED lights

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Would it be ok to use Bell wire to fit LED lights?

Bell wire I'm looking at

The LED lights
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Yes that looks like 0.75mm flexi so should be ok for your needs presuming you are using it internally.

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No - read the reviews, it is solid core and poor quality at that, it will easily fracture with vibration. Get multi stranded wire.
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The real thin speaker wire, the 0.2mm2 stuff is rated at about 1.5 amps....now that might be enough but to be honest it's a pain to work with as it snaps or half the strands break everytime you expose the strands.
Choose something a bit heavier even if it's just because it's easier to work with.
Here you go....the 0.5mm2 or even the 0.75 stuff..

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