1/0 power wire question

[bigjsurdaddy]

i went to a comercial electric store yesterday and asked about 1/0 gauge copper wire. they said that they can get it from there warehouse and it was only $1.60 a ft. i looked at some 4/0 that he had lying around in the back and it was a fine strand wire, pretty flexable and the copper was the side of my thumb. so the 1/0 would be smaller i know, but the question is, is regular electic/welding wire ok to us for power or is there some big difference between that and audio power wire?

[lanman31337]

Usually it's strand count. As long as the core itself is the same size, you're good. Strand count makes things more flexible.

[bigjsurdaddy]

ok, thanks. i called my local audio place and they said that it would make it sound like shit and that the sound travels through it different. i was like what sound. it's power not speaker cable. he probably thought they could sell me the stuff they carry for like $6 a foot.

[IH8PunkRok]

also more strands increases surface area for more power holding capabilities

[bigjsurdaddy]

if you can fold it in half and tie it in a not then it's pretty good right.

[bigredishott]

my dad was having his house service upgraded to 200 amps last year. I asked the electrician, he said,"DC current travels on the out side of the wire, AC thru the wire" Then he said, " This is why you want a high strand count". I personally would have never guessed.

[bigjsurdaddy]

my dad was having his house service upgraded to 200 amps last year. I asked the electrician, he said,"DC current travels on the out side of the wire, AC thru the wire" Then he said, " This is why you want a high strand count". I personally would have never guessed.

thanks man.