Hello Everyone,
Name's Relax- I've been on this forum for what seems like forever, mostly lurking, although been out of the game for the last couple years- content with my previous system.
Its time to upgrade though, thinking of going big.
With that known, I want to get some serious wire, but I need around 100 ft of 1/0 for myself and a good friends' systems.
I want to make an informed decision, and also help others in the future. I need to do a comparison of the different 1/0 wire thats available out there.
The biggest factor is obviously current carrying capacity, although resistance and price per foot matter a great deal also. I have at my disposal the ability to measure micro-ohms, and put upwards of 400 amps through a section of cable. I do not have any 1/0 though.
With this in mind, are there many people out there that would like to donate a foot of their favorite 1/0?
My plan is to measure exactly a foot of the various 1/0 wire types I can get a hold of, put 300 amps on them for 10-15 seconds and measure the temperature of the wire with an infrared laser thermometer. I will let the wire cool down, then also measure the resistance in micro-ohms of the wire. I'll post these informative quantitative measurements along with the price per foot for all to see, then send everyone their wire back.
I could also measure voltage drop across the pieces of wire with amps flowing through them, say find the current at which the voltage drops 5% or 10%.
We can then see some real life comparisons.
If anybody would like to help in this endeavor, or you would like to suggest more/better tests please respond to this thread. Once we get a legitimate number of different wire types and an agreed upon testing procedure, we'll perform the tests.
I would request people donate at least 1 foot of their 1/0 and pay to ship it to me. I will cover shipping back to the owners once the testing is completed. At least 1 foot, so when I cut them down to size they can all be exactly 1 foot.
If you'd like to tell me how dumb I am, or how stupid this idea is, please private message me. If you have legitimate concerns however, please reply to this thread.
Thanks everyone.
Name's Relax- I've been on this forum for what seems like forever, mostly lurking, although been out of the game for the last couple years- content with my previous system.
Its time to upgrade though, thinking of going big.
With that known, I want to get some serious wire, but I need around 100 ft of 1/0 for myself and a good friends' systems.
I want to make an informed decision, and also help others in the future. I need to do a comparison of the different 1/0 wire thats available out there.
The biggest factor is obviously current carrying capacity, although resistance and price per foot matter a great deal also. I have at my disposal the ability to measure micro-ohms, and put upwards of 400 amps through a section of cable. I do not have any 1/0 though.
With this in mind, are there many people out there that would like to donate a foot of their favorite 1/0?
My plan is to measure exactly a foot of the various 1/0 wire types I can get a hold of, put 300 amps on them for 10-15 seconds and measure the temperature of the wire with an infrared laser thermometer. I will let the wire cool down, then also measure the resistance in micro-ohms of the wire. I'll post these informative quantitative measurements along with the price per foot for all to see, then send everyone their wire back.
I could also measure voltage drop across the pieces of wire with amps flowing through them, say find the current at which the voltage drops 5% or 10%.
We can then see some real life comparisons.
If anybody would like to help in this endeavor, or you would like to suggest more/better tests please respond to this thread. Once we get a legitimate number of different wire types and an agreed upon testing procedure, we'll perform the tests.
I would request people donate at least 1 foot of their 1/0 and pay to ship it to me. I will cover shipping back to the owners once the testing is completed. At least 1 foot, so when I cut them down to size they can all be exactly 1 foot.
If you'd like to tell me how dumb I am, or how stupid this idea is, please private message me. If you have legitimate concerns however, please reply to this thread.
Thanks everyone.
