10 gauge wire getting way hot

[dmellich]

Originally Posted by Andy A.

Could you provide some more information?

What was the wire connected to? Were their problems with that component?

Perhaps I mislabled the thread - it may have been the distribution block that overheated. Here's the setup:

Ten gauge wire from ground stud to distribution block (I hope I'm identifying it correctly). Twelve gauge wire from distribution block to speed controller. The point of the overheating seemed to be were the 12 AWG wire exited the block. Actually the brunt of the heat seemed to be taken by the block itself. The plastic that separates the metal in the block melted to to the metal.

There were no problems with any components prior to this.

Thanks for all your help.