can power wire be used as ground?

[bsean63 10+ year member]

i am running 2 amps and a power and ground block.. i need 4 gauge ground wire and have alot of 4 gauge power wire left can i just use the loeftover to run the ground?

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[Supergumby5000 5,000+ posts]

wire is wire. so yes

 

[katodevin 10+ year member]

yes.

 

[bsean63 10+ year member]

oh ok thank you alot

 

[Coolwazabi 10+ year member]

defiently not !

has to be black //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[opfreak 10+ year member]

no power wire runs in one direction only, and ground only runs to ground

and ground should be green, since that represents earth.

black wire should be power, since black = death.

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

no power wire runs in one direction only, and ground only runs to ground
and ground should be green, since that represents earth.

black wire should be power, since black = death.

You're talking about housing / building wiring codes.

12vdc systems use black as ground and red as B+

 

[opfreak 10+ year member]

You're talking about housing / building wiring codes.
12vdc systems use black as ground and red as B+

Your challenge my colors but not my one directional wire?

i was messin around.

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

Your challenge my colors but not my one directional wire?
i was messin around.

Everyone knows wire is unidirectional... I thought that was a given //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

 

[jrwalte 10+ year member]

You're talking about housing / building wiring codes.
12vdc systems use black as ground and red as B+

Housing code can be black or red for 'hot' and white or grey for 'neutral'. Don't want anyone grabbing a red thinking it's ok //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

Some of the WORST installs I have seen have been done by electricians, 120v AC and 12v DC are not alike. Just bustin your balls

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

unfortunately they are lying to you. running ground wire as power wire and vice versa, will result in distortion.

 

[FOSGATE JOE 10+ year member]

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You're talking about housing / building wiring codes.
12vdc systems use black as ground and red as B+

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[TrIgZ 10+ year member]

yes. u can use wutever color you want. theres nothing different about the wire just the jacket color