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I have two types of 4awg wire to chose from to wire an inverter in my jeep. One of them has about a dozen 20awg wires inside of it, and the other has about 100 super little wires inside of it. Both are copper. Which would be the better one to use?

Edit: The strands inside of the large wire are not individually insulated, they are all wrapped in one common insulator.

I have two types of 4awg wire to chose from to wire an inverter in my jeep. One of them has about a dozen 20awg wires inside of it, and the other has about 100 super little wires inside of it. Both are copper. Which would be the better one to use?

I have two types of 4awg wire to chose from to wire an inverter in my jeep. One of them has about a dozen 20awg wires inside of it, and the other has about 100 super little wires inside of it. Both are copper. Which would be the better one to use?

Edit: The strands inside of the large wire are not individually insulated, they are all wrapped in one common insulator.

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I have two types of 4awg wire to chose from to wire an inverter in my jeep. One of them has about a dozen 20awg wires inside of it, and the other has about 100 super little wires inside of it. Both are copper. Which would be the better one to use?