Kyle Aaron Jones Posted January 15, 2015 Report Posted January 15, 2015 Is welding cable as good as speaker wire for amps? It looks like OFC and its about half the price of 1/0 speaker wire. What would be the downside of using welding cable like this? http://www.awcwire.com/part.aspx?partname=weld-1/0
iwannabeloud Posted January 16, 2015 Report Posted January 16, 2015 http://lmgtfy.com/?q=welding+cable+smd+forum I don't put images in my signature to let people know I mean business.
ghostlyrich Posted January 16, 2015 Report Posted January 16, 2015 i have seen people use welding cable before haha was stiff as all hell to run My youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/ghostlyrich Mazda 3 2006 Build (R.I.P) http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/172728-mazda-3-2006-stealth-build/ Volkswagen GTI 2011 Build http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/192979-vw-gti-2011-build/ Jeep 2015 Build http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/201493-my-new-jeep-2015/
Kyle Aaron Jones Posted January 16, 2015 Author Report Posted January 16, 2015 iwannabeloud I tried searching using the forums search for welding, and welding cable. Thanks for being SUCH a cool guy and googling that for me. It was SUPER helpful. It's nice to know that the search on this thing is not worth a darn. Sorry for being a total noob to this site.
magillaru Posted January 16, 2015 Report Posted January 16, 2015 That search tool at the top right is a great way to get information on stuff like this. Welding cable is perfectly fine to use.....I got mine from welding supply. It's very flexible......you can get high strand count if you're worried about that.....I didn't and I don't have any problem running it. Singer Alternators Team Asshole #anothershittysingerbuild
Kyle Aaron Jones Posted January 16, 2015 Author Report Posted January 16, 2015 That search tool at the top right is a great way to get information on stuff like this. Welding cable is perfectly fine to use.....I got mine from welding supply. It's very flexible......you can get high strand count if you're worried about that.....I didn't and I don't have any problem running it. Maybe the search hates me. Thanks for the response. This is what happened when I tried to search "welding" and "Welding wire"
magillaru Posted January 16, 2015 Report Posted January 16, 2015 I usually google whatever topic I'm looking for followed by "steve meade"......works well for me. There are some other online companies that sell good welding cable too.....you'll have to search on here to find the company names though. Someone on here mentioned the other day that one company is having a pretty good sale going on right now.....look in the wiring section, you migh be abe to find the post in there. Singer Alternators Team Asshole #anothershittysingerbuild
808faka Posted January 16, 2015 Report Posted January 16, 2015 welding cable is fine to use. its usually cheaper and has better insulation then car audio cable. only drawback iv'e seen is its stiff as hell. but if you're not having to do crazy routing of it then you'll be just fine.
kicker8940 Posted January 16, 2015 Report Posted January 16, 2015 I used 1/0 welding cable when i upgraded the Big 3,that was about 4 years ago and no problems. The charge wire going from the Alt. to battery runs along the top of the intake,so i wrapped it with some high temp tape to give it a little extra protection from the heat.
magillaru Posted January 16, 2015 Report Posted January 16, 2015 2/0 welding = 1/0 car audio Singer Alternators Team Asshole #anothershittysingerbuild
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