Amp Kit....

[foomasta69 10+ year member]

ive been running 4ga to my 1501d for too long now and want to get some 2 or 1/0ga.. and the thing that i always have been wondering is whats the diff. between the copper style, redish, amp wires compared to the silver style amp wires? im looking at diff. amp kits and see that some of them come with "oxygen free copper" and others come with the silver colored wire. im sorry i forgot what the silver colored wire is called. thanks

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[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

wire is wire, regardless of color. But I believe the silver wire you are speaking of is ground wire.

 

[Jonahdude 10+ year member]

wire is wire, regardless of color.

Are you sure it isn't a different metal?

 

[foomasta69 10+ year member]

Are you sure it isn't a different metal?

it is a different metal, i think the silver metal wire has a better connectivity compared to the copper.??

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

no, it's the same stuff.

this and this

are the exact same thing, just a different color. Electricity doesnt care about color.

 

[foomasta69 10+ year member]

no its not just color, its a different type of material the one is copper the one isnt..

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

no its not just color, its a different type of material the one is copper the one isnt..

its tinned copper //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif It's just a different color for the third time.

 

[knukonceptz 10+ year member]

Uhh, both cables shown are silver "looking" metal. Jacket color makes no difference. The Cables are tinned OFC which is marine grade and will not tarnish or corode. Even OFC over an extended time can tarnish.

The main thing to look at when shopping kits is copper content of the cable. If you buy a 4 gauge kit with 6 gauge wire it does not matter if it is OFC or TOFC (Tinned OFC)