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Mvap

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Posted: May 24, 2005 at 3:24 AM / IP Logged

I need help with choosing a good 0 gauge power wire.

WHAT COMPANY BRAND?

WHAT QUALITY? ..........so ON.. AND so ON.. AND .. so ON......

or it really dose'nt matter!!!!

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Posted: May 24, 2005 at 3:41 AM / IP Logged

mvap,

personally man i would just get whatever you like the look of. because honestly.... 0 guage from 'Stinger' should have the same properties as 0 guage from your local auto elecc....... if there is a difference, it will probably be in the stranding thickness.

basically so long as its copper and its thick as hell and '0 guage' is written on the outer jacket.......i'd buy it. (if it is for a suitable price of course)

forget the brand name unless thats the way you want your system to be "branded".

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Posted: May 24, 2005 at 3:50 AM / IP Logged

Thanxs man. I appriecate that.

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Posted: May 24, 2005 at 6:39 AM / IP Logged

stinger does have a higher strand count, and if you look at a cut away of stinger vs a off brand there is a diffrence. But as far as some of the cheaper brands we carry audiopipe, and raptor. They both get the job done for about 40-50% less then the stinger equipment

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Posted: May 24, 2005 at 8:53 AM / IP Logged

Audiopipe and Raptor are good priced install accessories. I have stinger expert everything and my wallet shows... Unless your into squeesing out the last 0.1 db outa your sytem then a cheaper brand would be best.

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Alpine Guy wrote:

Unless your into squeesing out the last 0.1 db outa your sytem then a cheaper brand would be best.

As long as the wire is of sufficient guage for the current draw there are no increases to be had.

WIre is wire is wire. Stranded vs Solid = both are the same at the low EM frequencies that we're talking.

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Posted: May 24, 2005 at 9:55 AM / IP Logged

Poormanq45 is 100% correct. Don't believe the hype when it comes to power wire, it all works the same. Use welding wire for good quality cheap large gages. Check with any welders supply shop.

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Posted: May 24, 2005 at 11:32 AM / IP Logged

Another Question what about the end tips, that i will need to crimp , where will i find them and how will i crimp such a large wire?????????

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Posted: May 24, 2005 at 11:34 AM / IP Logged

One thing i have notice about 0 gauge wire from brand to brand is how easy it is maked bends and curves. I used some cheaper brand 0 gaugen and it was harder to work with than the Stinger 0 guage i have now. Flexibility in the wiring is very helpuf when installing it in tight places.

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MVAP wrote:

Another Question what about the end tips, that i will need to crimp , where will i find them and how will i crimp such a large wire?????????

Solder, solder, solder. Especially with large gages. A torch and silver solder rod works best. If you must crimp, use either the proper hydraulic crimper or a 5-pound sledge on a crimp die.

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