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Splicing a 4awg. wire?

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Topic: Splicing a 4awg. wire?

Posted By: teampimp
Subject: Splicing a 4awg. wire?
Date Posted: October 06, 2002 at 11:55 PM

What's the best way to splice a 4 gauge wire?

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Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: October 07, 2002 at 9:48 AM
Use a distribution block... no mess.... no fuss..... looks good too!

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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA




Posted By: SnomanF150
Date Posted: October 07, 2002 at 8:00 PM

if you are looking to splice two lenghts of 4 awg together, what I one of two things, time permitting, grab the biggest tip for your solding iron and get to it.. i kind of fan out the two ends and push them together kind of like intertwineing them and shrink wrap it.. it take a little time and can get a little messy.. the other thing I do.. a lot faster.. two 4 awg ring treminals and use the hammer crimp to crimp and bolt the two together, wrap with split loom and tape it up... never had a problem with it..   This is also something you don't want to do where it's visible.. go with jeff's for that.. of course, you can also use an agu fuse holder...



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George

David's Car Stereo

Baton Rouge, LA




Posted By: djfearny2
Date Posted: October 07, 2002 at 9:07 PM
well a little hint if you are going from 4 to 8 guage wire the space between you need a fuse cant stress that enough,  the fuse in the engine will only protect 4 guage wire not 8 so if anything happens you 8 guage wire will fire all the way to distrabution block or splice what ever.

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Jon
Installer/Help Technician
---coral springs florida---
mecp certification is not always needed. I have it and it has not helped me out at all. my experience out shines it.




Posted By: SnomanF150
Date Posted: October 08, 2002 at 6:01 AM
8 awg wire happens to be a 480 something fuse... meltdown..

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George

David's Car Stereo

Baton Rouge, LA




Posted By: teampimp
Date Posted: October 08, 2002 at 3:36 PM
I didn't end up splicing it. Im running a cap, so instead I
used ring terminals. Thanks for the feedback guys! It's
appreciated.

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