September 24, 201113 yr Losing some strands on the ends when trimming isn't going to hinder performance, or add resistance, or lower the amperage capacity.That makes a lot of sense, I just never really thought of it much. Thanks for clearing that up for me for you!I just thought of it as a bottle neck situation. If you cut that wire strand, the electricity isn't able to go anywhere at the end of it, so it would have to jump to another and slow down the transfer of electrons, creating heat or resistance or something.Just an example:10 feet of 4awg can handle 120a.2 feet of 4awg can handle 250a.Imagine how much current could flow through one foot, 6", an inch... Obvisiouly there is a point to where it's so small that this isn't the case, but generally, the shorter the run, the more current it can handle. Which in a essence shows that losing some on the ends of your wire isn't going to make a whole lot of a difference.Or notice some of the xs batteries without terminal posts, that use bolts, like the xs 1200 you have, it has a tiny bolt (yes it does have a larger contact on the battery), but just that small bolt can handle some massive current because it is so small.
September 24, 201113 yr Just an example:10 feet of 4awg can handle 120a.2 feet of 4awg can handle 250a.Imagine how much current could flow through one foot, 6", an inch... Obvisiouly there is a point to where it's so small that this isn't the case, but generally, the shorter the run, the more current it can handle. Which in a essence shows that losing some on the ends of your wire isn't going to make a whole lot of a difference.Or notice some of the xs batteries without terminal posts, that use bolts, like the xs 1200 you have, it has a tiny bolt (yes it does have a larger contact on the battery), but just that small bolt can handle some massive current because it is so small.Knew that, just never applied it in this situation, thanks again! Gotta' learn somehow, eh'?
September 24, 201113 yr Just an example:10 feet of 4awg can handle 120a.2 feet of 4awg can handle 250a.Imagine how much current could flow through one foot, 6", an inch... Obvisiouly there is a point to where it's so small that this isn't the case, but generally, the shorter the run, the more current it can handle. Which in a essence shows that losing some on the ends of your wire isn't going to make a whole lot of a difference.Or notice some of the xs batteries without terminal posts, that use bolts, like the xs 1200 you have, it has a tiny bolt (yes it does have a larger contact on the battery), but just that small bolt can handle some massive current because it is so small.Knew that, just never applied it in this situation, thanks again! Gotta' learn somehow, eh'?I wanted to give a proper example but didn't have one right off the top of my head so I didn't.But at the end of the day, wire is wire, and most will work. Just some has different features that one might desire more than others.
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