RE: Ohms Law...

["Randall Young" <ryoung@navcomtech.com>]

> 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