RageQuitForLife Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 So about a month ago or a little over a month i installed 2 crescendo forte 18s to a synergy audio 2k amp. I have them wired to 1ohm for a little under 2k watts. About 2 weeks later i had to rescrew my subs because my screwheads were to small to hold them in place and I noticed that the wire seems to not be as copper as it was before installation. Pictures: http://imgur.com/a/FN1B0 I'm just trying to figure out if this is normal for copper wire or something is going wrong with it. I cut a bit of a corner and stripped some wire strands from the 12gauge wire to make them fit into the terminals and I'm not sure if that is the reason why it is discoloring. anyone able to give any info on my problem? thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broke_Audio_Addict Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 Cheap wire. That being said a lot of people's definition of "music" is a clipped 30 hz sine wave with some 80 IQ knuckle head grunting about committing crimes and his genitals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markous Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 If you're in Portland you might want to go the tinned wire route for that climate, No? Because hummidity '07 Ford Ranger - DM-608 I E700.4 I SA-CX6.5 v2 I SAZ-1500D 15th (x2) I Zv6 12" D1 I SB500-34 I JP40 I On 5/21/2015 at 7:07 PM, boom50cal said: of course he gives no fucks. it's a ford ranger. only bad mother fuckers drive ford rangers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RageQuitForLife Posted September 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 Cheap wire. its sky high wire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broke_Audio_Addict Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 Cheap wire.its sky high wireI'm well aware of what it is,I stand by my previous statement. Apparently you missed the memo about people having issues with sky-high wire being corroded right off the reel. I'll stick with good tinned ofc. Like the sundown or ce auto electric stuff. That being said a lot of people's definition of "music" is a clipped 30 hz sine wave with some 80 IQ knuckle head grunting about committing crimes and his genitals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RageQuitForLife Posted September 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 Cheap wire.its sky high wireI'm well aware of what it is,I stand by my previous statement. Apparently you missed the memo about people having issues with sky-high wire being corroded right off the reel. I'll stick with good tinned ofc. Like the sundown or ce auto electric stuff. well my sky high 1/0 wire seems to be perfectly fine still so they got something right. and im not on this forum more than once maybe every few weeks so yes i did miss the memo, but will the wire be fine for now (how long will it be fine like this?), because i dont have much time to work on my system right now. Also how come the wire was fine when i first installed it and now its just turning colors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karkov Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 I have the black copper wire from Sky high, well it's mostly copper colored but some is black.... I stick with tinned OFC now.....don't care what it costs, need/want it! 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...
audiofanaticz Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 Sky high strikes again. But apparently Im the only one that has problems with it, and its installer error.... Rip it out and use something legit before you blow something expensive to fix.How long are the speaker wires you are using, and is it just 1 piece for both woofers, or 2 pieces (one for each sub)? Either way Im sure it should be with in the amperage rating of cca wire. My suspision is their cca is not cca and mixed with other materials besides aluminum to make the wire cheaper and at the same time reducing the manufacturing cost. Just like the issue I had in my friends setup. Wire is 30ish inches and goes straight to the rear battery. Its cca but such a small piece should have ZERO problems handling the current. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSkippyJ Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 oh shit, thats what all my wire is, except it should be OFC... F150: Stock 2019 Harley Road Glide: Amp: TM400Xad - 4 channel 400 watt Processor: DSR1 Fairing (Front) 6.5s -MMats PA601cx Lid (Rear) 6x9s - TMS69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiofanaticz Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 I remember when Russel from Shok industries made this video. It caught me off guard and heavily thought it was biased. But after Ive seen multiple SkyHigh ofc and cca wires have issues first hand, and from many other people I dont doubt or discredit Russels testing one bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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