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Old May 5, 2009 | 09:46 PM
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That good old wire from Home Depot

Now I was in Home Depot, and I saw some huge gigantic stranded 3/0 and 4 guage copper wire. Can this be used in the place of more fancier brand name wiring like Ka-noo koncupts?

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Old May 5, 2009 | 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by vicw
Now I was in Home Depot, and I saw some huge gigantic stranded 3/0 and 4 guage copper wire. Can this be used in the place of more fancier brand name wiring like Ka-noo koncupts?

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Knukonceptz is pronounced 'new•con•cepts'

as far as that wire, good luck trying to bend it in and around your car. its hard enough trying to make 3/0 awg try and go thru a 2" conduit pipe let alone the bends in your car
Old May 5, 2009 | 10:30 PM
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Can't you allow a guy creative license?

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Old May 6, 2009 | 04:41 AM
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If I were you, I would stick to some 1/0 gauge. I've used welding cable before from Princess Auto. It was dirt cheap and worked great.

Another issue you will run into is trying to hook anything over 1/0 to a distroblock or an amplifier.
Old May 6, 2009 | 07:18 AM
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Can't you allow a guy creative license?

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its a great idea, and it would most likely work. I mean if it can handle 600V/200A disconnects then i'm sure it could handle 12V DC.

problem is trying to bend that wire thru your car. its just not very practical.
Old May 6, 2009 | 08:04 AM
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i got wire from ebay it was audiopipe 1/0 and its thicker and was cheaper than princess auto...search around ebay see if you can find something
Old May 6, 2009 | 08:11 AM
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I like Ka-noo koncupts better. But you will definitely have a hard time running that wire. 1/0 can be a challenge at times
Old May 6, 2009 | 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by ShockingCanada
i got wire from ebay it was audiopipe 1/0 and its thicker and was cheaper than princess auto...search around ebay see if you can find something
Humm...i shall have to look.
Old May 6, 2009 | 09:37 AM
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The cheapest wire online that I have found is from cableyard. Search google for the name
Old May 6, 2009 | 10:07 AM
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there is some ElGlobo wire Kit 1/0awg, but the actual wire is somewhere in between 2 and 4awg, still a good deal since you get battery terminal, fuse box, main fuse, d block all the terminals and additional wires. all for $80



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