bassaddiction Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 has any one ever used regular solid stranded 1/0 or 2/0 electrical wire as power or ground instead of Multi-strand wire i know regular wire is harder to mold into shape and terminate but could it be use for jumping battery to battery or frame to batt / alt to batt what would be the neg/pos less current and amperage? bad connections? btw im a electrician so i have alot of 2/0 a laying a round. i was thinking about beefing up my grounds frame to rear batt any ideas thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karkov Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 There has been at least 2 people on here that used solid wire. That's all I really know to answer, lol 2007 Chevy Tahoe (SOLD) 12 ~ FI Audio X series 10" w/BP option 2 ~ DC Audio 5.0K @0.67 3 ~ DC Audio 5.0K @1.0 2 ~ PPI 3 way sets (not installed yet) 1 ~ RF T400-4, 1 ~ RF T600-2, 1 ~ RF T600-4 4 ~ CT Sounds 5.25" Strato comps (rear fill only) 1 ~ XS Power D4800 1 ~ XS Power D3400 8 ~ XS Power XP3000 160 stock alt, Mechman 370 Elite, 185 DC Power 320+ Sq. Ft. Sound Deadener Pioneer AVH-X5500BHS Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/knfjdkghjudfhsgkjdhf/videos?sort=dd&view=0&shelf_id=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beanz Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 Only bad thing is just it's not flexable. And also depends what kind of 2/0 are you using copper or aluminum?? That's why they don't deliver. Yer ass better go sit along the side of the road and wait. You can't expect them to travel up some dirt road in a hick / back woods town. Thats how horror movies start I explain things very simply and use analogies in terms of Pickles, and grape drink, pool noodles and jackhammers...if you can't put 2 and 2 together there man, There simply is not much more I can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxVolume Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 Electrons which make up your electrical power don't actually flow through the wire, they flow around the outside of it. The outer surface area of the wire is what trasmits the electricity. A solid wire, even with a large gauge will transmit far less power than a similar sized wire made up of many individual strands. The higher the strand count, the better the transmission of electrons. Depending on the application, solid strand wire may work, though I can't recommend it. Having said that, a few years back I used wire from Home Depot (can't remember the name of wire) that was about 9 strands of relatively thick wire. It was ok for powering my WalMart amp but I can't recommend it for much more. Long story short: More strands, More power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krakin Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 That would make sense if it were high frequencies and AC current. But when it is DC current, the skin effect in not in use. Krakin's Home Dipole Project http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/186153-krakins-dipole-project-new-reciever-in-rockford-science/#entry2772370 Krakin, are you some sort of mad scientist? I would have replied earlier, but I was measuring the output of my amp with a yardstick . . . What you hear is not the air pressure variation in itself but what has drawn your attention in the two streams of superimposed air pressure variations at your eardrums An acoustic event has dimensions of Time, Tone, Loudness and Space Everyone learns to render the 3-dimensional localization of sound based on the individual shape of their ears, thus no formula can achieve a definite effect for every listener. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguels Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 Electrons which make up your electrical power don't actually flow through the wire, they flow around the outside of it. The outer surface area of the wire is what trasmits the electricity. A solid wire, even with a large gauge will transmit far less power than a similar sized wire made up of many individual strands. The higher the strand count, the better the transmission of electrons. Depending on the application, solid strand wire may work, though I can't recommend it. Having said that, a few years back I used wire from Home Depot (can't remember the name of wire) that was about 9 strands of relatively thick wire. It was ok for powering my WalMart amp but I can't recommend it for much more. Long story short: More strands, More power. my logshttp://www.stevemead...-my-new-set-up/my blow through loghttp://www.stevemead...future-updates/ 96 ss http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/164094-96-impala-ss-build/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phaeton Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 Electrons which make up your electrical power don't actually flow through the wire, they flow around the outside of it. The outer surface area of the wire is what trasmits the electricity. A solid wire, even with a large gauge will transmit far less power than a similar sized wire made up of many individual strands. The higher the strand count, the better the transmission of electrons. Depending on the application, solid strand wire may work, though I can't recommend it. Having said that, a few years back I used wire from Home Depot (can't remember the name of wire) that was about 9 strands of relatively thick wire. It was ok for powering my WalMart amp but I can't recommend it for much more. Long story short: More strands, More power. I'm pretty sure electrons flow though the wire and not around it in dc... 1997 subaru legacy outback Four 15's in a almost wall Rockford Fosgate t2500-1bdcp Rockford Fosgate T400-4 on tweets Rockford Fosgate T400-4 on highs Rockford Fosgate T400-2 on midrange Rockford Fosgate T400-2 on midbass Optima Yellow top batteries 270A Singer alt (working on a bracket for a second) Lots of Second Skin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krakin Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 Also, if you are using solid copper make sure you coat it or tin it. If you don't it will oxidize. When copper oxidizes, it becomes a less effective conductor. This means that, in time, the wire's current carrying capabilities will become significantly reduced. This problem becomes worse if you go with OFC (untinned) strands as there is tremendously more surface area. Krakin's Home Dipole Project http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/186153-krakins-dipole-project-new-reciever-in-rockford-science/#entry2772370 Krakin, are you some sort of mad scientist? I would have replied earlier, but I was measuring the output of my amp with a yardstick . . . What you hear is not the air pressure variation in itself but what has drawn your attention in the two streams of superimposed air pressure variations at your eardrums An acoustic event has dimensions of Time, Tone, Loudness and Space Everyone learns to render the 3-dimensional localization of sound based on the individual shape of their ears, thus no formula can achieve a definite effect for every listener. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phaeton Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 1997 subaru legacy outback Four 15's in a almost wall Rockford Fosgate t2500-1bdcp Rockford Fosgate T400-4 on tweets Rockford Fosgate T400-4 on highs Rockford Fosgate T400-2 on midrange Rockford Fosgate T400-2 on midbass Optima Yellow top batteries 270A Singer alt (working on a bracket for a second) Lots of Second Skin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxVolume Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 damn you guys serious? paid alot of money a few years back for some college classes that included AC/DC Electronics.....sounds like I need to slap my old professor :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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