Originally Posted By: Micah
The water model does make things relatively easy to understand. The one thing that it doesn't answer for me is, take my QS8's.... If placed within 10 feet or so they only require 16 guage wire, (or a very narrow pipe). But in my situation they are about 40 feet from the power source, so I was advised to go with either 14 or 12 guage wire (a thicker pipe).

Is this because the voltage supplied isn't sufficient to "push" that current that far? Or is there another property of electricity that the water model doesn't account for?


My guess is the latter, but I'll wait for the experts to chime in.