8 AWG Speaker wire help?

[Foote 10+ year member]

Is there some special piece or anything I can buy to help connect it? Apparently it is too big to fit in the connectors without "cutting away the strands" or something. I have a friend doing the install for me, im buying wiring, subs, etc. I bought 8 AWG twisted wire from Knukonceptz. Apparently he has tried to install an 8 gauge speaker wire before and had problems of this sort. I was wondering if there is some connector piece or technique where I can still use it? Or else ima have to go with 10 gauge and buy another strand. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

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[lostdaytomorrow 10+ year member]

Just cut off the extra copper to make it fit man, no problem with that.

 

[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

Just cut off the extra copper to make it fit man, no problem with that.

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[Foote 10+ year member]

doesnt that defeat the purpose of having the extra wire?

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

Obviously you don't need 8gauge if the connector won't accept it...

 

[mrwigglezdj 10+ year member]

and if youre going to go with a smaller ga wire let me know via pm and ill give you a little under half of what you orignaly paid for your wire and ill just trim off the extra wire and use the 8 ga for my subs instead of 10 ga

 

[Foote 10+ year member]

and if youre going to go with a smaller ga wire let me know via pm and ill give you a little under half of what you orignaly paid for your wire and ill just trim off the extra wire and use the 8 ga for my subs instead of 10 ga

wha?

 

[lostdaytomorrow 10+ year member]

If you're going to ask a question, and not listen, then don't ask.

The extra copper is helping throughout the whole wire, just one little spot where there's a little less won't hurt anything. Looks at the coils.

 

[blgaudio 10+ year member]

If you are asking if theres a connector that you can buy instead of having to cut strands off of the wire, yes. Go to your local audio shop and pick up something called banana connectors. They are made just for these connections.

 

[knukonceptz 10+ year member]

Try speaker pins or banana plugs - to allow for the larger gauge wire into the connector

 

[bigbang 10+ year member]

You can cut off the extra strands and tin the whole thing with solder so mentally, it all blends together. As a plus, the set screws on the woofer terminal wont rip off a dozen strands of wire each time you re-connect it.

 

[Propimp 10+ year member]

Just cut it it wont effect the wire at all, and to the person that said it defeats the purpuse of haveing smaller wire..... no since where you are cutting it down, the lenth of the wire is so minute that there will be practilly no affect at all.

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

Just cut it it wont effect the wire at all, and to the person that said it defeats the purpose of haveing smaller wire..... no since where you are cutting it down, the length of the wire is so minute that there will be practically no affect at all.

exactly.

same works with 1/0 that has to fit into 4g terminals on amps. people flip out thinking it defeats the purpose. not just no, but hell no.

 

[na_rsx 10+ year member]

Obviously you don't need 8gauge if the connector won't accept it...

*sigh* i miss my amp already //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[MustangGT25YRS 10+ year member]

Try speaker pins or banana plugs - to allow for the larger gauge wire into the connector

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Yes..*X's~2*/...Or as the other poster said,you can "Trim off "Some" stranding that you Insert into the connector".

Make sure to use or if your friend has a good set of Sharp Jaw Cutters.I makes it easier.Best Of Luck.It's not difficult and you Will Not lose from the trimmed strands.

Regardsd/

Raymond