Fusible Links

There was no provision for the electric fans, the control relay, the fuel pump/coil relay or for the new power windows and audio amplifier.  The additional power requirements will come from the positive battery post through a fusible link holder.  This holder is from an 87-89 Conquest/Starion and has 4 locations.  The links are Green, Red and Brown.  A fusible link is always 2 wire sizes smaller the the wire it protects.  Stranded wire is used in automobiles to remain flexible and not break.  Wire is sized by gauge and it is the actual wire measured not including the insulation.  Below is a small chart to show: A) common wire sizes, B) their name as a given gauge (AWG=American Wire Gauge) and permissible current when used in C) the engine compartment and D) other areas. 

Common wire sizes are given as millimeters squared.  

0.3    AWG22    -     5A

0.5    AWG20   7A   13A

0.85  AWG18   9A   17A

1.25  AWG16  12A  22A

2.0    AWG14  16A  30A

3.0    AWG12  21A  40A

5.0    AWG10  31A  54A

Mitsubishi fusible links by color and size.  Size shown is millimeters squared.

Brown       0.3

Green       0.5

Red          0.85

Black        1.25

Looking at the two charts above and remembering that fusible links are to be two wire sizes smaller than the wire they protect would would mean the follow: 

A Brown fusible link is used to protect an 18ga wire.

A Green fusible link is used to protect a 16ga wire.

A Red fusible link is used to protect a 14ga wire.

A Black fusible link is used to protect a 12ga wire. 

You shouldn't "rate" a link in amps because they aren't fuses rather they deteriorate over time but do have a limit so don't assume for example that a Red fusible link is the same as a 30amp fuse.  If you have a device that needs a fuse then use one but by using fusible links and fuses you can be protected against failure in some cases from cuts or corrosion that would otherwise be more serious if the fusible links had not been used.  

This is how these 4 links will be used from left to right in the picture below.  We named this fusible link holder as "sub link 2".  This would mean that the Green link was named "sub link 2, #4.

#4 Green, to 2 fuses -one for the power windows and one for the audio amplifier

#3, Red, to the Fuel pump/Coil Relay

#2, Brown, to the Control Relay position #7

#1, Red, to the Fan Relays and the three fan motors