2 Wires to Positive, 1 to negative in a circuit.

[littleprince]

I'm working on a little project. Device draws 3.3V @ 2.8amps. Yes its an LED.
The sealed connectors I wanted to use are designed for use with 24AWG wire.
I just realized that most 24AWG 2 conductor wire has a recommended max AMP of around ~2.

I also noticed that when reading 3-4 conductor wire data sheets it labels a recommend amp per conductor.

So if say a 3 conductor wire has a rating of 1.5amp per conductor, could I wire 2 of the conductors up to positive, and 1 to negative? The negative is pretty much used for completing the circuit and has no load right?

Sorry, I wasn't sure if this was the right forum. And couldn't find any answers on google.

 

[Aluvus]

The current in the circuit flows from the power supply, through the "positive" wire(s), through the device, and then through the "negative" wire(s) and back to the power supply*. In other words, both sets of wires carry exactly the same current. KCL requires it. You can use multiple conductors in parallel, but you would need more than 3 in your scenario. Without being familiar with the connectors that you want to use, I can't be much more specific.

9 W is a hell of an LED.

* Assuming US convention, not that it particularly matter here.

 

[littleprince]

Thanks Aluvus.
Darn, this is gonna be a problem than!
Can't believe I thought the cable was gonna be the easy part.