Battery terminals anyone?
02-09-2007, 03:53 PM
#31
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Very nice work indeed - i remember meeting fred a few years ago - just starting out in the SPL Comps.. the amp rack he built was absolutly amazing..
Multiple strands make a difference.. in the beast we have 4 4 gauge wires connecting the front and rear batteries.. then 0 gauge from the rear battery to the amp.. Running with the engine on was the only way we could take advantage of the 200+ amps from the modified alternator.. without the wire / battery we stall the car.
Multiple strands make a difference.. in the beast we have 4 4 gauge wires connecting the front and rear batteries.. then 0 gauge from the rear battery to the amp.. Running with the engine on was the only way we could take advantage of the 200+ amps from the modified alternator.. without the wire / battery we stall the car.
02-09-2007, 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Chieftorius
thats exactly it...lots of brands have many thousand strand 1/0 wire but it wont make too much of a conductivity difference over welding cable with lesser strands of a larger gauge. It will be more flexible however.
But Ive used welding cable a lot and never had an install where it wasnt flexible enough for me to use it.
But Ive used welding cable a lot and never had an install where it wasnt flexible enough for me to use it.
02-09-2007, 10:28 PM
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Originally Posted by SPLN00B2
RC was once telling me that the eletrons flow on the outside surface of the copper and more strands have a larger surface area, and the monster cable with the flux tube in the middle can carry more current, with a wire of the same thickness because there is 2 surfaces for the power to flow on.
