ok to splice power wire??

[dweLz 10+ year member]

Im like 1' short.Is it a bad idea to splice a short piece?

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[kmanian 5,000+ posts]

as long as the splice is doen well, its OK. obviously it is better not to splice, but if you think about it, when you put fusing inline you are "splicing". I wouldn't get 4 or 5 pcs and try to make one long peice. but in a pinch, you will be fine.

How are you planning on connecting it?

 

[dweLz 10+ year member]

That was my next question lol.Should i use another inline fuse? If not then what do you think? And thanks for the quick reply btw.

 

[kmanian 5,000+ posts]

Do you need another fuse? if not I personally like a mechanical connection better than soldering. you could get a splicer from a welding store that is basically a rod of metal (bronze/brass/alum) with 4, 1/0 guage drilled into each side, with a allen key set screw to tighten down on the wire once it is placed. then you can shrink wrap the spilce. or you could get a cheap splicing union from Home depot which will look like a "U" shaped bolt with one big nut that has another "U" shaped peice that will clamp the 2 pcs of wire together when tightened down. It will be bulkier, and uglier, but will also get the job done.

 

[dweLz 10+ year member]

Headed to the welding supply store.thanks man.greatly appreciated.

 

[kmanian 5,000+ posts]

welcome