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Message: <blockquote data-quote="THUNDERBIRD" data-source="post: 1386846" data-attributes="member: 559247">so this guy that i had a class with is trying to tell me this haha. this is kuz i told him he run 4 gauge for 2 amps instead of his 8 or even 10 gauge for that matter.Dude, you don't need 4 gauge, I'm telling you dumbass. Look at normal power lines used by a power company, they're often 1/0. twice the sice of four gauge. They carry electricity at about 220volts at several thousand amps. Since electronic flow is directly relative, a wire half the size (4 gauge) would carry half the load no problem, thus 220volts at only a thousand amps. I've got the backround in electronics, and an IBEW electricians assurance, there's no need for 4 gauge. It looks good, and yes, there is slight loss on any wire, reduced by an increase in size, but the loss is negligable.</blockquote>

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