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<blockquote data-quote="akheathen" data-source="post: 7314766" data-attributes="member: 629234">no offense dude, but you are full of ish.......*note i said &quot;no offense&quot;, so that makes it ok, right?you are over-complicating simple ampacity........ first off, i didn&#039;t say it will burn, i said it will cook.... and yes there is a difference.&nbsp; by &quot;cooking&quot; the wire, it is still perfectly in tact, along with the shielding, however, the current does cause some heat where the electrons are flowing the most.... on the surface..... in turn, the surface is slow roasting to a nice blackish finish that insulates flow, and forces the electrons to the inside of each strand where resistance is higher..... still with me?&nbsp; simply put, 4awg is ok for up to 100a on short runs for a short time, and it doesn&#039;t matter how big your alternator, or battery is that is supplying it up front is, there will be votage drop regardless....</blockquote>

[QUOTE="akheathen, post: 7314766, member: 629234"] no offense dude, but you are full of ish....... *note i said "no offense", so that makes it ok, right? you are over-complicating simple ampacity........ first off, i didn't say it will burn, i said it will cook.... and yes there is a difference. by "cooking" the wire, it is still perfectly in tact, along with the shielding, however, the current does cause some heat where the electrons are flowing the most.... on the surface..... in turn, the surface is slow roasting to a nice blackish finish that insulates flow, and forces the electrons to the inside of each strand where resistance is higher..... still with me? simply put, 4awg is ok for up to 100a on short runs for a short time, and it doesn't matter how big your alternator, or battery is that is supplying it up front is, there will be votage drop regardless.... [/QUOTE]

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