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Old Jan 13, 2010 | 01:58 AM
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All 3 options would be Copper. I am thinking I may just stick with the welding cable and get some techflex and heatshrink
Old Jan 13, 2010 | 07:21 PM
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welding wire also has a thicker jacket as its designed for extreme use in mind!!

i say welding wire is the better option here, price not a factor
Old Jan 13, 2010 | 07:27 PM
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Isn't welding wire not flexible at all? I hear its a pain in the *** to run through the car.
Old Jan 13, 2010 | 08:00 PM
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i have 50' and one of 25' welding cable. the 50' one is nice and flexible and the 25' is stiff. well its 2/0 also so its some thick stuff.
Old Jan 13, 2010 | 09:36 PM
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I ran welding cable in my van. Its flexible like jump rope, and not the cheap multi coloured plastic ones, I mean like actual rope. And it looks wayyyy cheaper than the Stinger
Old Jan 14, 2010 | 11:15 AM
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Watch out.. I posted this before. Many kits now have copper clad aluminum. Even if the gauge is the correct diameter you will have higher resistance with it. I have even seen 4 gauge looking thin like 8 gauge. YOu can see the silver looking aluminium in the strands
. I just got some stinger wire 4 gauge for $2 at Precision Acoustics on deminiac in Ville St-Laurent (montreal) .. Real copper. Tinned on the outside. Nice and flexible at Precision Auto

and Oxygen Free? hmm copper is already 99.9% oxygen free. To me this oxygen free is again another snake oil gimick. But lets not start another thread on this
Old Jan 14, 2010 | 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by ndinadis
Your a good one to comment on the life span of welding cable.... Whats the difference? Again guys I would be getting the stinger or knwkoncepsts for similar price to the welding cable so please think of them as equal rather then concentrating on that price.
His old welding cables are now used on the top ranked street car in North America.
Old Jan 14, 2010 | 11:48 AM
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Welding cable is more often than not going to be closer if not mroe than true awg in size. I know knukonceptz likes to oversize their wires, but there was a comparison done on another forum between a bunch of different 1/0 wire. Knu was the largest, then someone suggested welding cable...welding cable won.
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