BumpinLow Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 Hey, I'm about to order 25 Ft. of 4/0 gauge wiring and was wondering where I could order a battery terminal to hold a 4/0 wire and a 1/0 wire. I have the big 3 done in 1/0, but am upgrading my power wire because I have some cheap crap in there now. Also, I was wondering if there is a place that makes ring terminals for 4/0 wire? please help :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolwazabi Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 ebay... i got a stinger pro that shows voltage it was $45 ish.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPLGEO Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 i am makeing the ring termanals for my 1/0 wire with pieces of copper pipe.Measure the diameter of teh 4/0 wire go to home depot or lowes bye about 1 foot or 2 feet, then cut it into about 1 1/2 inch peices anduse a vice the flatten one side and drill the hole through it AND THERE YOU HAVE IT Quote 1995 Geo Prism . FI BTL 12 P chamfer, 3rdmagnet HIXMAX COIL 1/0 big 3 HIFONICS COLOSSUS 1.7 cubs tuned to 60hz in the works 2xTruck battery 1125 cca. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BumpinLow Posted September 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 Stinger's lineup of products doesn't go bigger than 1/0 that i've seen. I've seen Rockford do 2/0, but thats about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BumpinLow Posted September 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 i am makeing the ring termanals for my 1/0 wire with pieces of copper pipe.Measure the diameter of teh 4/0 wire go to home depot or lowes bye about 1 foot or 2 feet, then cut it into about 1 1/2 inch peices anduse a vice the flatten one side and drill the hole through it AND THERE YOU HAVE IT Very much appreciated. How would I secure the wire to the battery though? I'm not the most up to date with electrical crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPLGEO Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 i went to auto zone and they had a battery clamp that had a thred rod at the end and I stack it on top on there Quote 1995 Geo Prism . FI BTL 12 P chamfer, 3rdmagnet HIXMAX COIL 1/0 big 3 HIFONICS COLOSSUS 1.7 cubs tuned to 60hz in the works 2xTruck battery 1125 cca. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmanson Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 may i ask what do you plan on running that requires 4/0 gauge? Quote 2-DC 15XLM2 D.7s 1-DC 5K amp (1) XS Power D6500(UNDERHOOD) and (1) XS3000(REAR) 3 runs 1/0ga for power and 2 runs of 1/0ga for negative. (2)-RFT165s components, ...... 4 separate 1 inch tweetersRF T600-2(fronts) Punch 450.4(rear) Audiocontrol 3.1. DC power 260amp alternator w/MLA Module Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BumpinLow Posted September 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 It doesn't really matter. The thicker the wire, the less resistance and easier for the current to travel. I don't feel like doing multiple runs either, so 1 run of decently thick wire works for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmanson Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 i hope you don't just have a 1000 watts amp running with that 4/0 gauge. tell me you have like 4 Rockford T40001bds or something. people don't just find the biggest wire they can for least resistance. they do it because they are pushing a lot of juice and with 4/0 gauge you're talking over 20,000watts RMS Quote 2-DC 15XLM2 D.7s 1-DC 5K amp (1) XS Power D6500(UNDERHOOD) and (1) XS3000(REAR) 3 runs 1/0ga for power and 2 runs of 1/0ga for negative. (2)-RFT165s components, ...... 4 separate 1 inch tweetersRF T600-2(fronts) Punch 450.4(rear) Audiocontrol 3.1. DC power 260amp alternator w/MLA Module Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irupp33 Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 i hope you don't just have a 1000 watts amp running with that 4/0 gauge. tell me you have like 4 Rockford T40001bds or something. people don't just find the biggest wire they can for least resistance. they do it because they are pushing a lot of juice and with 4/0 gauge you're talking over 20,000watts RMS Not necissarly, At Florida finals ALOT of people were using 4/0 welding wire. In classes where batterys and amps are limited getting the most power to your equipment is important. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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