4/0 wire

joeyc · Post by **joeyc** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 4:02 pm

I stumbled across some 4/0 wire at a flea market, it is I guess you could say "construction grade" like for heavy equipment and shit. As you all probably know it is not as fine of strands, therefore not very flexible....at all!! BUT, my question is, how would you feel about using this in an spl vehicle? After reading that article recently about quality wire being a myth, it seems to me that this would be optimal for a large current drawing stereo, true or stupid?

Ryan from Ohio · Post by **Ryan from Ohio** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 5:20 pm

Whats the article and who wrote it?

I know exactly what kind of wire your talking about. That stuff is obviously used in factories. They run that wire in some huge ass conduit. We got some 1/0 like that at work on a pallet. Its big, its stiff. BUT its not the same size as the car audio stuff.

Thats why people reccomend welding cable. Its flexible. The finer the strands usually the easier it bends/conforms.

Team AI · Post by **Team AI** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 5:23 pm

And if you rattle your fender off you can weld it back together :P...

Seriously though I was always taught that wire like this is used in places where the resistance of the wire isn't as big a factor and it may vary greatly through the roll of wire. Not sure if this is acurate information just what I was told.

joeyc · Post by **joeyc** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 5:45 pm

Ryan from Ohio wrote:Whats the article and who wrote it?
I know exactly what kind of wire your talking about. That stuff is obviously used in factories. They run that wire in some huge ass conduit. We got some 1/0 like that at work on a pallet. Its big, its stiff. BUT its not the same size as the car audio stuff.
Thats why people reccomend welding cable. Its flexible. The finer the strands usually the easier it bends/conforms.

it was an article one of you platty linked to talking about the top ten biggest myth's in car audio. would like to find that again on here.....and the fact is I already have the wire, so I was wondering how well it would work, and what the gain would be....meaning how many strands of 1/0 would equal 1 4/0? AND!!!!!!!!!!!! if there are dblocks and terminals for this wire

Post by **GlassWolf** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 9:14 pm

the problem with that large strand stuff is that it's a: not flexible, and b: because of this, it's very hard to join to anything with a good connection without welding or soldering it into place.
I'd find some 4/0 welding wire instead of using that large strand high current AC stuff you're looking at now.

the problem isn't so much wire quality here as feasibility or workability.