simple big 3 question

[aaron7114 10+ year member]

Probably a pretty dumb question but I wanted to ask just to make sure. Right now I have the big 3 done in 2 guage wire from autozone. However I now have 0guage wire. Would it be wise to run the 2 guage AND the 0 guage? Or should I just take the 2 guage off and just use the 0 guage?

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[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

**** run both. sure won't hurt. why mess with remove the 2 gauge?

 

[aaron7114 10+ year member]

**** run both. sure won't hurt. why mess with remove the 2 gauge?

Alright I was just wondering because I havent really ever heard of anyone doing multiple runs on the big 3.

What if one one of the wires I could only fit 1 wire, being the 0 guage? Would it be ok if some of the wires were both 0 guage and 2 guage and some only being 0 guage?

 

[jacka 10+ year member]

probably. current will flow in the path with the least resistance.

 

[Jared530 10+ year member]

yea, you can use both side by side if thats what your talking about, but the current will run through the fatter wire, or the one with least resistance like jacka said

 

[blackbonnie 5,000+ posts]

you'll be just fine, but if you can only get 1 wire then use the biggest possible

 

[aaron7114 10+ year member]

yea, you can use both side by side if thats what your talking about, but the current will run through the fatter wire, or the one with least resistance like jacka said

so why would there by any point in leaving the 2 guage on there? Since all of the current will be going through the 0 guage.

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

so why would there by any point in leaving the 2 guage on there? Since all of the current will be going through the 0 guage.

like was mentioned current runs through the path of less resistence and more wire or area gives the current more area to travel through