meade916 Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 5145 strands of 1/0 CCA vs 4704 Strands of Tinned OFC 15’ long. 3’ Grounds. A 2500 watt B2 Audio amp. Think there will be a difference? How much power loss over just 15’ feet would be acceptable to you (if there was any)? Ill have results up soon. Quote All SMD products + MORE available at my store here! https://wccaraudio.com/ Subscribe to My Youtube Channel! Over 1,000,000 subscribers strong! Turn on your notifications! http://www.youtube.com/meade916 Follow My Instagram! Daily live feeds from the shop, exclusive content way before it hits my Youtube channel...and little squares with photo's in them http://www.instagram.com/meade916 The Official SMD Facebook fan Page https://www.facebook.com/SteveMeadeDesigns/ Follow my Tweet (Twitter) http://www.Twitter.com/meade916 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron36 Posted March 22, 2019 Report Share Posted March 22, 2019 I’m hoping 10 -15 watts but I’m guessing it’s gonna be more. Quote 2022 Ford Maverick on 22’s Skar SK1500.1 on 4 Skar VD-8’s Mids Sundown Super tweeters, Skar TX 6.5 components on Skar SKM400.4 LC2 for audio control , XS Power D680 XS Series Extra Battery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meade916 Posted March 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2019 Quote All SMD products + MORE available at my store here! https://wccaraudio.com/ Subscribe to My Youtube Channel! Over 1,000,000 subscribers strong! Turn on your notifications! http://www.youtube.com/meade916 Follow My Instagram! Daily live feeds from the shop, exclusive content way before it hits my Youtube channel...and little squares with photo's in them http://www.instagram.com/meade916 The Official SMD Facebook fan Page https://www.facebook.com/SteveMeadeDesigns/ Follow my Tweet (Twitter) http://www.Twitter.com/meade916 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrclm Posted March 22, 2019 Report Share Posted March 22, 2019 Does that drop off stay relative across all sizes of wire? So if it's 12% on the 1/0 is that also the case on 4 or 8 gauge, or does it even get worse with smaller wires? I don't know enough about this to have a good guess. I should ask my electrical engineer brother... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassMunky Posted March 22, 2019 Report Share Posted March 22, 2019 Dammm big difference. Better to have real deal. Quote Shakin not Stirred....my buildhttp://www.stevemead...ngle-cab-build/412 CVX And put a sealed enclosure in your trunk cut a hole in your deck and call it ported Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YukonXL04 Posted March 22, 2019 Report Share Posted March 22, 2019 (edited) Well how about that! Thanks for doing this video, I would be upset if I lost 300+ watts over a simple wire swap. You need to sticky this so all the noobs will quit asking about CCA wire The same holds true for electrical, if you run aluminum instead of copper you have to upsize your wire for the same capacity. Edited March 22, 2019 by YukonXL04 1 Quote 18 Sierra 6.2 Z71 : 3 F8L's, DD M2a @.67, 1.95@33 05 TL build log SOLD 04 YukonXL : jvc kw-v51bt , RE 6.5c, 4 jbl gt5 12s, Memphis pr1000.1 5.5 cu.ft. sealed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poorfish88 Posted March 22, 2019 Report Share Posted March 22, 2019 Great video Steve lots of good info on wire. Plus the dog was cool to watch. He thought the wire roll was a toy for a while till he realized just more car stereo stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corey0928 Posted March 22, 2019 Report Share Posted March 22, 2019 14 hours ago, mrclm said: Does that drop off stay relative across all sizes of wire? So if it's 12% on the 1/0 is that also the case on 4 or 8 gauge, or does it even get worse with smaller wires? I don't know enough about this to have a good guess. I should ask my electrical engineer brother... Voltage drop is caused by resistance of the conducting material, so if you have the resistance of the wire you are using you can calculate what the voltage drop will be. There are calculators online if you need actual numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meade916 Posted March 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 You thought MY test was an eye opener? watch this one. Garry Springgay of Cogent Audio Labs made this video a while back. The 300 watt loss, as predicted, would probably be a LOT more once you actually use it in your car. It's downright a fire hazard if you ask me. 2 Quote All SMD products + MORE available at my store here! https://wccaraudio.com/ Subscribe to My Youtube Channel! Over 1,000,000 subscribers strong! Turn on your notifications! http://www.youtube.com/meade916 Follow My Instagram! Daily live feeds from the shop, exclusive content way before it hits my Youtube channel...and little squares with photo's in them http://www.instagram.com/meade916 The Official SMD Facebook fan Page https://www.facebook.com/SteveMeadeDesigns/ Follow my Tweet (Twitter) http://www.Twitter.com/meade916 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
765IndianaBass Posted March 24, 2019 Report Share Posted March 24, 2019 Awesome information.. Welding cable for me anyway but noobs need to see this stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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