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@inari @TechConnectify The wire doesn't have to be rated for the full 50 amps if the connected load won't draw more current than the wire is rated for.
That's not the problem I have with this picture.
The unanswered questions I have with this picture are:
1. Is that outlet de-energized at the circuit breaker?
2. Is that wire's insulation even rated for the voltage? That's a 240V 2-phase outlet. You need minimum double that for the insulation rating.
3. Why are separate wires even being used?
@inari @TechConnectify A power supply capable of, say, 100 amps isn't going to shove 100 amps through any load you plop across it.
The actual load put upon the power supply depends upon the supply's voltage and the equivalent series resistance of the load.
So long as that load doesn't exceed the ampacity or thermal dissipation potential of any conductors or components in the circuit, then it's all good.