Wire Size

[puckhead]

So im trying to wire up an inverter and I am extending some wires. My question is, can you use a different gauge wire to extend the existing wire? For example 24 gauge to 16 gauge and back to 24. Thanks for your help!

 

[oneradride]

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link…. And the longer the run, the heaver wire you’ll want to use. If it came with 24 gauge pigtails, I would not go smaller…….

 

[puckhead]

So the 16 gauge would be the weakest link even though its a larger wire? Sorry if im being ignorant just don't know too much about this stuff.

 

[omar]

24 to 16 and back to 24 will be perfectlly fine.....

 

[puckhead]

Alrighty, thanks for the fast help guys! Im slowly learning...