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Old 05-01-2013, 12:25 PM
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amperage ratings are for wire in a wall without cooling airflow. In a car, cooling air can and will greatly increase the useful max sustained amps the wire can support. Think about it, a 3.5 turn motor on 2s will draw 100 amps briefly to make its max 750 watts of power, but the cooling occurs for the whole run. Ratings for wire are BS for our application.
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