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  18. FREE EDUCATION

    in D'Amore Engineering - High Quality Car Audio Installation Tools & Accessories

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    Here is a price comparison also for the wire I am using for these tests. Each wire is 52" long, but for ease of pricing I am going to go with 4'

    (these are considering power and ground hook ups)

    1 run 1/0 cca

    14.83v/2987w/13.56v

    $18.48($2.31 per foot)

    $12.80($80 per 50' spool)

    2 runs 1/0 cca

    15.13v/3175w/14.11v

    $36.96($2.31 per foot)

    $25.60($80 per 50' spool)

    1 run 1/0 ofc

    14.95v/3131w/14.02v

    $29.12($3.64 per foot)

    $27.52($172 per 50' spool)

    1 run 2/0 ofc

    14.91v/3274w/14.16v

    $37.12($4.65 per foot)

    $36($225 per 50' spool)

    The single run of 2/0 is the most expensive option, just beating out the dual runs of CCA by $0.18, but it also yielded the best result.

    Now to the hot topic. 1 run of OFC vs dual runs of CCA.

    The dual runs of CCA cost $7.84 more than the single run of OFC and yielded only 44w more but at .09v higher than the single run of OFC.

    Price in red is the wire price per foot. Price in blue is the price if a full spool is bought.

    If a full spool is purchased, the CCA slightly edges out the OFC, but now you also have to take into consideration that you will need 2 more lugs, AND a set of dual inputs($30). Now that you are having to purchase dual inputs, that make the dual runs of CCA MUCH more expensive than the single run of OFC.

    So what really is the best option?

    In my personal opinion, the OFC is the better option. Less runs, less work, and less money overall.

    who the hell are you buying 1/0 CCA from that sells it for 2.31 a foot? Should be about a dollar less than that.... shipped.

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  22. FREE EDUCATION

    in D'Amore Engineering - High Quality Car Audio Installation Tools & Accessories

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    Let's just say that you had access to two engines. One engine made 400hp and one made 500hp. The 500hp engine costs more money.

    There would be no point at which one could say that the 400hp engine was superior to the 500hp engine, assuming horsepower was the only metric. However, one can rationalize why the 400hp engine is a better value but that still won't make it a 500hp engine.

    How does that apply to this argument?

    it doesnt. because you cant put 2 engines in one engine bay. would a 800hp engine that costs less than a 500hp engine be better? engines are a TERRIBLE analogy for this.

  23. FREE EDUCATION

    in D'Amore Engineering - High Quality Car Audio Installation Tools & Accessories

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    OFC > CCA.

    When you see why you'll slap yourself.

    Edit: you guys are really gonna argue with an engineer that just reinvented an amplifier topology to build the T15K? Maybe you should humble yourselves because you sound as bad as the noobs on this site who know everything already.

    Not to be an ass, but the opinion pushed is being backed by REAL WORLD TESTING, not on paper. yes as a DIRECT comparison, OFC > CCA, but for current carrying capacity (not resistance), for the cost CCA is better. You can do 3 runs of CCA for the price of 1 Run of OFC. OFC will carry 300 max, CCA will carry close to 600.

    So are you willing to lose battery capacity in extra resistance? Cost isn't the only factor influencing the answer here.

    actually, i will take a .1 or .2v loss from resistance from CCA and have MORE power getting to my batteries and amplifiers than gain .2v and not have as much juice flowing back :)

    i have tried both in my truck... came out that 4 runs of CCA bounced my voltage back faster than 2 runs or OFC or 1 run of 3/0 welding, and maintained better voltage during play....

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