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question about big 3?
Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2005 8:19 pm
by diceman1000
i already have some 3/0 welding cable,and all the connectors i need...and i am gettin a 200 amp alt from motor city reman...my question is,will the wire i al ready have work ok,or do i need to get this...
http://www.edesignaudio.com/wire_produc ... ductid=244
also,do i need to fuse the + wire going from alt to battery?
Damon
Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2005 9:30 pm
by Darthness
i wish someone made a decent alt for my car.
Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 4:55 am
by Ryan from Ohio
3/0? Thats huge! 1/0 or the normal 0 wire is fine.
No you dont need eDs pack, there is nothing special there that you cant order from
http://www.knukonceptz.com
I would advise you to pop the hood and get a tape measure out and get a rough estimate of what you need. You can buy three colors if you like, two or just one...
Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 6:09 am
by Justin from Detroit1
eD is charging $50 for $20 worth of products
Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 10:31 am
by diceman1000
but will the welding cable work?and fyi,i just went to knukonceptz site and by the time you figure shipping it will actualy cost more than eD's kit...
Damon
Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 11:05 am
by Justin from Detroit1
diceman1000 wrote:but will the welding cable work?and fyi,i just went to knukonceptz site and by the time you figure shipping it will actualy cost more than eD's kit...
Damon
Umm no it doesn't. You won't need as much wire as eD gives you, and you only need, at most, 6 ring terminals. When i put in 12 feet of 1/0 and 6 1/0 ring terminals, it's only $32.
Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 11:19 am
by Ryan from Ohio
Yeah they give you way plent cable.
Yes your welding cable will work, its wire. It might be a real bitch to bend into position though...
Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 12:36 pm
by audiobass10
I run 2/0 welding cable...it's fairly flexible for how large it is actually. It'll work and cost a lot less, but of course it's not the sexiest looking wire you can buy if that's a concern.
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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 8:53 pm
by diceman1000
thanks for the replies...the reason i wanted to know about the welding cable is because i already have about 18 ft. and all the connectors that i need,all for free...i didn't want to spend any money if i didn't need to...my main concern was if it was to big...i don't want to burn anything up...as for the eD kit,i was looking at it because Ben and the guys at eD have always been good to me,i would rather spend my money there,also i need more wire than alot of people do because my alt is on the passanger side of my truck,on the bottom side of the engine
Damon
Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 9:21 pm
by ridr4lif
There's no such thing as too big
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As for needing more than 18 ft., i dont think you will need more than that.
tedd