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Old 03-08-2009, 03:09 PM   #1
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go to a welding supply store for anything 4awg or bigger... just make sure that it has a lot of strands... if the wire only has 20 or so strands stay away.. if it has more than you can count (talking hundreds/thousands) than you're good to go.

If you're an online guy and don't mind paying/waiting for the mail... here's a good place

https://weldingsupply.securesites.com/cgi-bin/einstein.pl?Next::1:UNDEF:OR:terms::PA#A1


price of 1/0awg is like $2 a foot.
Bout 5 years ago I picked up a gang of 2/0awg for like $1.50 a foot.
Welding cable is actually MUCH SAFER than normal car audio wire because it is UL tested, and has to survive in much harsher conditions. The only thing is that it doesn't look as pretty.
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Old 03-08-2009, 04:58 PM   #2
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go to a welding supply store for anything 4awg or bigger... just make sure that it has a lot of strands... if the wire only has 20 or so strands stay away.. if it has more than you can count (talking hundreds/thousands) than you're good to go.

If you're an online guy and don't mind paying/waiting for the mail... here's a good place

https://weldingsupply.securesites.com/cgi-bin/einstein.pl?Next::1:UNDEF:OR:terms::PA#A1


price of 1/0awg is like $2 a foot.
Bout 5 years ago I picked up a gang of 2/0awg for like $1.50 a foot.
Welding cable is actually MUCH SAFER than normal car audio wire because it is UL tested, and has to survive in much harsher conditions. The only thing is that it doesn't look as pretty.
for power wire this does work extremly well,but do make sure it has lots of strands,the more the better for DC currant to ride on.And if you run your wires right you will not see them and pretty is not needed....lol.....

I have a Knu wires as well and spent nearly $200 to do my tC,but no feedback at all from the wires and if I am lucky I can use them for years to come.

I would like to start making my own RCAs as it is way cheaper and you can make top quality ones fr cheap compared to buying premade,I busted one of my Knu RCAs and it took me 30 minutes to fix,what a pain to do.....lol
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