Thread: Ammeter hookup
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Old 05-16-2020, 06:50 PM   #8
marc hildebrant
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Default Re: Ammeter hookup

rotowrench,

The amount of current in a wire is the factor that sets the needed size not the voltage.

Since power is equal to volts times amps, a 12 volt system can pass twice the amount of power through the same wire as a 6 volt system.

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