Alright you electricians...how about this?

I have been redoing a lot of **** in my car while I have to wait on this and that to try and get it running. One of my biggest inside was redoing the batt relocate. I was intending to run a 4guage line going to the starter and a 8-10guage line running to the power supply. This I know will work well and last the life of my car...but...it's bulky and difficult to hide in the car, without guting it that is.

I was going to do it anyways, but recently I came across some heavy duty wire used to rig up irrigation wells and lagoon pumps. This is a low profile line containing 4 (multi)strands of 10guage wire. This stuff is tripple insulated, made to be buried under mud, dirt, concrete, cows, water, tornados...etc...etc. Cutting the insulation with a razor blade or a good knife is a challenge....which is very appealing to me cosidering it's proximity to sharp metal. If I run this wire and hook all four wires to the starter and power supply would that work well? Or would still not be enough?

 

I would run 2 gauge the whole way...

but 4 works ok... certainly do not use 8 anywhere.

and make sure you grounds are the same size.

 

I know that 2-4guage wire would be excellent for the load but as I said it is hard to hide without gutting the interior first, and plus I want to be able to inspect this line from time to time to make sure it isn't burning or anything.

This is why I would want to use the low profile wire I desribed above. It lays flat and is less than .25'' thick. I want to know if four strands of 10guage would work as well as a single strand of 2-4guage?

The low profile line could be left in the open yet be only slightly noticable, and easy to inspect from time to time.

 

I just ran mine up the side there is TONS of room...

 

okay dude...beings you seem to be the only one wanting to reply...can you answer my question? I know I can make 2-4 work, I know I can find a way...but I also know what have for free and what I'll have to buy, I know where I would need to run larger and where I want to run lower profile, I know 2-4guage is the ideal size but will 4 10guage strands work the same?

Will four 10guage wires run in parrallel hold up to the same amps as one 4 guage wire? <This is the question that I need answered.

 

it seems logical that it would work just fine. i kinda dig the fact that it is super insulated.

good luck

 

i used a 1 guage for my starter and a 4 guage for my power suply

 

4ga wire is pretty easy to hide. There is a huge channel under the door sill. Good Luck!

 

I ran super high stranded 2ga from the battery to a bulkhead connector at the fire wall. From the firewall it goes 4 gauge to the starter, 8 ga to the main fuse box and I haven't run the alternator wire yet..but I'm thinking 8ga there or maybe 10ga. The only circuit breaker is at the battery.

 

No I appreciate the math...this is the answer I've been wanting for about 3 days...but no one could answer. Why is it so hard to answer the question at hand? Why keep restating what I already know?

Thanks turboIIrex...I appreciate the info.

 

Im running 1 gauge from the power supply to the battery, 2 gauge to the alt and starter.