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Originally Posted by paul.dornfeld
Oh, so you oversize the gauge of the circuits that have a smaller gauge requirement? Is that correct?
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Yes. You're allowed to exceed the gauge requirement in size, just not go under it. A thicker wire will have less resistance anyway. The only real penalty is that thicker wire is slightly heavier, so if you're close on weight it can be an issue, but this is a fairly small edge case.