cca and ofc together?

[stay_high 10+ year member]

I have 8 gauge ofc ground wire and 8 gauge cca power wire. Can i use them together to power my kicker zx550.2 or do you have to have one or the other?

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[cdc351jeferson 10+ year member]

aluminum and copper creates corrosion together. get one or the other in the correct size good 4awg ofc would do nicley

 

[stay_high 10+ year member]

**** my life i have now spent over 70$ just moving my amp to from under the seat to the trunk lol

 

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Would it be fine for a day ?

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

aluminum and copper creates corrosion together. get one or the other in the correct size good 4awg ofc would do nicley

together meaning they would have to make contact. As in aluminum and copper strands interlaced. If he's running one ground and one as power I don't see the problem in that. Correct me if i'm wrong of course.

 

[cdc351jeferson 10+ year member]

your right as long as they dont touch i assume he means hes touching them

 

[05trailblazer 10+ year member]

if they touch they will create spark...

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

^^lol, truff

 

[cdc351jeferson 10+ year member]

Lol I'm a newb didn't see his post right though he was using two 8g to make a 4g power lol should be good bro

 

[Kangaroux 5,000+ posts]

I have 8 gauge ofc ground wire and 8 gauge cca power wire. Can i use them together to power my kicker zx550.2 or do you have to have one or the other?

Both is fine, I do the same thing on my 2200, except using 1/0 of course

 

[stay_high 10+ year member]

Lol I'm a newb didn't see his post right though he was using two 8g to make a 4g power lol should be good bro

Lol so i went and bought new 8 gauge cca wire to match the cca power after i read the first post. No worries tho i only bought a foot for $2

 

[SPLaudio 5,000+ posts]

ur good bro.