OK, I am convinced...patchwork is a BAD thing...turns out it
was 10 gauge wire (mea culpa) so I just went and bought the "right
stuff"...now... "No worries mate"...
However I will keep all this in mind for the inevitable..."road
repair" that surely will follow....<G>
Thanks to all who replied.
> > I need some sage advice from the electrical gurus on the list.
>> Can two (2) 14 gauge wires, twisted and soldered together, replace
>> one short length of 8 gauge wire??
>
>Not usually, (2) 14 AWG wires are only a little better than a single 12 AWG.
>Takes 4 of them to match a single 8 AWG.
>
>8 AWG is twice the diameter of 14 AWG, which means it has 4 times the area.
>
>However, they don't have to be twisted and soldered along the length, just
>connected at the ends.
>
>Randall
>
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Bill Pugh
1957 TR3
aka
Casper
Wallace, CA
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