stuffing 2ga wire into 4ga slot?

[M@nJo 10+ year member]

i running 4ga power wire and planning to upgrade to 2ga. id like to know if i can stuff the 2ga power wire into my fuse holders that take 4ga? im willing to strip a little strands out to save $40+ on 2 fuse holders

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[wesl56 10+ year member]

well you can do it if you just cut some of the strands but doesnt that kinda defeat the purpose of going to all the trouble to run 2ga?

 

[supraman1379 10+ year member]

i running 4ga power wire and planning to upgrade to 2ga. id like to know if i can stuff the 2ga power wire into my fuse holders that take 4ga? im willing to strip a little strands out to save $40+ on 2 fuse holders

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eyebrow.gif.fe2c18d8720fe8c7eaed347b21ea05a5.gif That would kind of defeat the purpose of the two guage if you were to cut a few strands off the 2.

 

[bamaboy 5,000+ posts]

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eyebrow.gif.fe2c18d8720fe8c7eaed347b21ea05a5.gif That would kind of defeat the purpose of the two guage if you were to cut a few strands off the 2.

nah, it would still have more wire to transfer through, since the cut part is short it can transfer alot of power, kinda like a fuse, 300a going through a thin strip of metal?

 

[Decipha 10+ year member]

i would just get another fuse holder and distro

 

[wesl56 10+ year member]

i would just get another fuse holder and distro

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they wont cost $40

 

[Patrick Simmons 10+ year member]

i would just get another fuse holder and distro

Your best bet.

 

[KaeZoo 10+ year member]

If it can be done cleanly, no electrical problems will result from trimming strands from the wire to make it fit the distribution block.

 

[Insomniac119 10+ year member]

Guys, don't lie, we've all done it. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[bamaboy 5,000+ posts]

why waste money on new fuse holder and such, when for free you can trim it a very little and shove it in, never notice the difference

 

[Fast1one 10+ year member]

why waste money on new fuse holder and such, when for free you can trim it a very little and shove it in, never notice the difference

There will be like a .0000000000000265 loss of voltage...which can result in a loss of .000005045 DEEEBEEEZ!!! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif