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<blockquote data-quote="Bumpin&amp;#039; Goalie" data-source="post: 6676928" data-attributes="member: 616941">Please feel free to PM me a breakdown then //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gifAs far as i know:The amps draw what they need via the power wires, when a wire is only capable of transferring a certain amount of power, the amps work harder to compensate, The electrical on the other end of the wires is only affected by the current draw at that point, which is limited by the ability of the wire. Such as a &quot;x&quot; diameter hose can only process so much water @ 1 given time.Electricity runs in a loop, therefore when doing something such as the Big 3, the current is limited by the smallest wire in the loop. Eg; 2 runs of 1/0 gauge and a run of 8 gauge. The 8 gauge would cause an electrical &quot;traffic jam.&quot;Thus, the Electrical loop including source, amps, ground is limited by the smallest wire present, which is my 4 gauge here. Only so much draw can be run through it @ 1 time, thus reducing strain on my battery @ a given time, and thus my alternator by not forcing it to play catch up and help keep it charging faster than my battery is draining.Please feel free to correct me/educate me; always eager to learn. (trying to get into the electrical aspects and not just settle for design, enclosure, etc aspects.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bumpin' Goalie, post: 6676928, member: 616941"] Please feel free to PM me a breakdown then [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif[/IMG] As far as i know: The amps draw what they need via the power wires, when a wire is only capable of transferring a certain amount of power, the amps work harder to compensate, The electrical on the other end of the wires is only affected by the current draw at that point, which is limited by the ability of the wire. Such as a "x" diameter hose can only process so much water @ 1 given time. Electricity runs in a loop, therefore when doing something such as the Big 3, the current is limited by the smallest wire in the loop. Eg; 2 runs of 1/0 gauge and a run of 8 gauge. The 8 gauge would cause an electrical "traffic jam." Thus, the Electrical loop including source, amps, ground is limited by the smallest wire present, which is my 4 gauge here. Only so much draw can be run through it @ 1 time, thus reducing strain on my battery @ a given time, and thus my alternator by not forcing it to play catch up and help keep it charging faster than my battery is draining. Please feel free to correct me/educate me; always eager to learn. (trying to get into the electrical aspects and not just settle for design, enclosure, etc aspects.) [/QUOTE]

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