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<blockquote data-quote="MarcusFranz" data-source="post: 6164750" data-attributes="member: 612248">its the same diameter of wire and each wire only gets 30 amps of fuse how does that sound like firethis is from bcae1.comUsing multiple small wires in place of a larger wire:Some people may want to use a bunch of smaller, individually insulated, wires (like ten 14g wires) in place of one larger wire (like a 4g wire). This may be OK as far as current carrying capacity is concerned but the problem comes in when you have to fuse it. A 4g wire can handle about 125 amps. A 14g wire can handle about 15 amps. If one of the strands of the 14g wire is shorted to ground (like where it runs through the firewall), the main 125 amp fuse would not blow and the wire would burn. To properly protect the multiple strands of insulated wire, you&#039;d have to use ten 15 amp fuses in individual holders (each wire would have its own fuse). I know that this may be an &#039;off the wall&#039; situation but I&#039;ve had several emails about this (generally concerning two or three 8g wires and a large wafer fuse) so there are, at least, a few people who don&#039;t fully understand this.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MarcusFranz, post: 6164750, member: 612248"] its the same diameter of wire and each wire only gets 30 amps of fuse how does that sound like fire this is from bcae1.com Using multiple small wires in place of a larger wire: Some people may want to use a bunch of smaller, individually insulated, wires (like ten 14g wires) in place of one larger wire (like a 4g wire). This may be OK as far as current carrying capacity is concerned but the problem comes in when you have to fuse it. A 4g wire can handle about 125 amps. A 14g wire can handle about 15 amps. If one of the strands of the 14g wire is shorted to ground (like where it runs through the firewall), the main 125 amp fuse would not blow and the wire would burn. To properly protect the multiple strands of insulated wire, you'd have to use ten 15 amp fuses in individual holders (each wire would have its own fuse). I know that this may be an 'off the wall' situation but I've had several emails about this (generally concerning two or three 8g wires and a large wafer fuse) so there are, at least, a few people who don't fully understand this. [/QUOTE]

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