<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">You shouldn't parallel wiring that way. That is not acceptable by code, and it is unnecessary. If the #10 is not sufficient just replace it. Due to the fact that the larger wiring has much less resistance, most if not all of the current will flow on the larger wires.<br><div> </div>Nick Soleil<br>Project Manager<br>Advanced Alternative Energy Solutions, LLC<br>PO Box 657<br>Petaluma, CA 94953<br>Cell: 707-321-2937<br>Office: 707-789-9537<br>Fax: 707-769-9037<div><br></div><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> "Starlight Solar, Larry Crutcher"
<larry@starlightsolar.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wed, February 2, 2011 8:00:07 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [RE-wrenches] Parallel wire runs to increase size<br></font><br>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Wrenches,</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Some of our business involves repairing poor
PV solar installations on recreational vehicles. So often we wind up installing
a roof junction box and running a second PV to controller wire and then
replacing the controller to battery wire size. For instance, we may find a 10
gauge wire run to the controller. We then add #8, #6, #4 or even 2
gauge and parallel to the #10 depending on power and distance of the run. My
question: Is there a calculator or chart that will tell me what the combination
of any two wire sizes equate to? example: #10 + #4 = X</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Thanks.</font><font face="Verdana" size="2"></font></div>
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<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Larry Crutcher<br><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.starlightsolar.com">Starlight Solar
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