0 guage wire???

[bimma85 5,000+ posts]

I got some 1/0 monster off ebay from a guy that lived near me. Met him at the mall and paid about $25 for 3 pieces of cable and fuse holder. Pieces were about 14' 1' and 3'

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

lol nice

 

[iagrdshaka 5,000+ posts]

I never had to pay anything for my 0 guage cables. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[Eclipsetuner01 10+ year member]

is the stuff from welding supply just as good as the other companies, stinger, streetwires, etc?

 

[nole16k 10+ year member]

http://www.monstronix.com/product_info.php/products_id/3284?osCsid=3f9bf5500c3409ce9aa38dba16efc341

 

[johnecon2001 5,000+ posts]

yes.

 

[mykeys 10+ year member]

That with shipping? Cuz it should be about 29 bucks.

Maybe it was 25 feet I don't recall.. The point being dirt cheap!

 

[knukonceptz 10+ year member]

Welding supply wire will most likely be larger strand copper and it is not OFC. Sometimes they do not use PVC jacketing. I would inquire about this when purchasing. Yes it certainly is cheaper and does the job in a similar manner, but there are differences in the material used.

I am insterested in the brand in that Monstronix link, that is some very light 1/0 cable considering 25 feet weighs only 7.6 pounds. Must be missing some copper...

 

[JeffyZ33 10+ year member]

Knukonceptz for teh win!

2 of my friends have 4ga kits and both are very complete and very nice, definatly is going to be my choice when I up to 0ga.

 

[HeatSeeker 10+ year member]

Knukonceptz for teh win!
2 of my friends have 4ga kits and both are very complete and very nice, definatly is going to be my choice when I up to 0ga.

x2, got some of that Kolossus 1/0, that shit is huge lol (technically it's actually 2/0 guage wire). Doesnt look that much bigger than regular 1/0, but its got some good weight to it.

 

[johnecon2001 5,000+ posts]

Welding supply wire will most likely be larger strand copper and it is not OFC. Sometimes they do not use PVC jacketing. I would inquire about this when purchasing. Yes it certainly is cheaper and does the job in a similar manner, but there are differences in the material used.
I am insterested in the brand in that Monstronix link, that is some very light 1/0 cable considering 25 feet weighs only 7.6 pounds. Must be missing some copper...

Not to rain on your parade.. but who cares if it's OFC or not. You don't even start to get corrosion from copper until after 5 years or so, and then only if it comes into contact with zincs and other oxidating metals for long periods of time. The welding cable is larger strand but that doesn't matter either. It's still small enough to be flexible.

If you can prove to me in a scientific manner why your wire will carry volts better than welding supply.. have at it. Otherwise, I see no reason why anyone should spend more than 1.70/ft on 1/0awg.

 

[flakko 5,000+ posts]

it has the cool rubber enclosure wrapped around it.

 

[Goldtaz1 10+ year member]

Guys, I just ordered some "swatches" of wire from weldingsupply.com and the wire seems to be much smaller then what I am used to. The 1/0 gauge wire was much smaller than the Stinger 1/0 gauge I have in my car right now, the only type of wire that was comparable to my Stinger 1/0 gauge was the welding supply 4.0 gauge. Do any of you know of any reason why the wire would not be comparable in size (Diameter)?

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

Not to rain on your parade.. but who cares if it's OFC or not. You don't even start to get corrosion from copper until after 5 years or so, and then only if it comes into contact with zincs and other oxidating metals for long periods of time.

OFC isn't about corrosion anyway. Whether it's $1.50 a foot or $10.00 a foot copper is going to corrode at some point.

OFC wire was developed for its superior mechanical properties when exposed to high heat/dynamic applications (industrial generators) vs non-ofc.

 

[knukonceptz 10+ year member]

I forget who did this study, but under high temprature standard copper would create condensation from the large amount of oxygen in the cable. Almost like it was being "boiled out". As you know electrons travel on the "edges" of the cable any added resistance found on the surface will effect voltage at the end of the cable. Car audio can see some extremes with very large applications drawing 300A that will warm up a cable.

OFC is made under a near vacuum atmosphere, thus greatly reducing its oxygen content.

As you can see on the welding supply site; it uses Neoprene and 30 gauge soft drawn copper. Most audio wire is 36 gauge for flexibility, PVC for durability and OFC to long term use. The welding wire is a bit on the small side from what I have seen as well. I think I may have a piece laying around, I'll snap some shots.

I am all for a cheaper altenative, but there are differences in the materials.