BFL13 wrote:
I don't know, so am just asking---can those clamp meters measure the total amps with two wires at a time like that?
Perhaps related, is I am amazed at the 60 amps on that long a run of fairly thin wires. I couldn't get that.
But I use my Trimetric as the ammeter for what is going into the battery bank. I had a 55 amper on about 3 ft of #8 and it did about 55 amps, but was able to get 60 amps by changing to #4. 15 ft seems like it should be too far, but I am not there with my meter.
It was additive of amps.. If I put the amp meter on the existing wire it was like 26 amps. The wire I added was like 36 amps..
The existing wire has that re-settable breaker. Maybe why more resistance.. Another issue with the factory wire is there is a soldered butt splice in it.. Story is factory wire was pinched in frame. Dealer cut it and did a shoddy repair. so I butt sliced and soldered.
This guy shows 200 amps through 4 wires...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYEiXy_ToT0&t=304s
