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Old 01-24-10, 07:09 AM
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Can I tie two 12 ga wires together at both ends and use as a 10 ga wire?
 
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Short answer is no, never. Minimum wire size for parallel is 1/0.
 
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The long answer is also No. You must use #10.
 
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Every answer between long and short is NO. You still will only have a 12 gauge wire.
 
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Thank you for your answer.
 
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