wire gauge

[443flip 10+ year member]

On ebay they have an earthquake 4 gauge wire kit that they are saying handles 4000 watts. Is that possible?

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[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

No...not at 12V, at least //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif for any appreciable amount of time.

 

[Vestax 10+ year member]

The 12 volt has a brief diagram on how much current can go through a wire according to lenth and thickness:

http://www.the12volt.com/info/recwirsz.asp

 

[443flip 10+ year member]

got the diagram thanks

 

[johnecon2001 5,000+ posts]

You would need at least 1/0 to pull 4000 watts.