Extending 1/0 Gauge

[bunkerking09 10+ year member]

yea i just wonder if there is any voltage lost in doing that connection or not

I would assume so

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

I would assume so

negligible at best

 

[Brian_smith06 10+ year member]

i wouldnt imagine losing enough voltage from that to really amount to anything serious

 

[biebs96 10+ year member]

cord stretcher from home depot

those work real well ha

 

[bunkerking09 10+ year member]

i wouldnt imagine losing enough voltage from that to really amount to anything serious

probably not, but still...

 

[Bender. 10+ year member]

also heard you could use ring terminals on both ends and use a bolt and nut and washers to connect the terminals but i would use a fuse holder

yep would work if you cant solder...have done it before

yea i just wonder if there is any voltage lost in doing that connection or not

if you tighten the bolt down really good you wont lose any

by far the best way to get a electrical connection with anything is soldering...just get another piece of wire...strip both ends and solder them together then tape it up

 

[brynm 10+ year member]

yea i just wonder if there is any voltage lost in doing that connection or not

I would assume so

negligible at best

There would likely be less voltage lost over this connection than there would be over a fuse. I doubt most meters on the market would even register it... assuming it is done properly of course.

 

[brynm 10+ year member]

yep would work if you cant solder...have done it before


if you tighten the bolt down really good you wont lose any

by far the best way to get a electrical connection with anything is soldering...just get another piece of wire...strip both ends and solder them together then tape it up

Soldering a pair of 1/0's together properly might be tough though. Best option for the average person would probably be the coupler mentioned before though. Just make sure you insulate it though...

 

[Bender. 10+ year member]

Soldering a pair of 1/0's together properly might be tough though. Best option for the average person would probably be the coupler mentioned before though. Just make sure you insulate it though...

i use a mapp torch //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

you could do it with a iron tho...just do a little bit at a time

 

[Flomaster 10+ year member]

yep would work if you cant solder...have done it before
by far the best way to get a electrical connection with anything is soldering...just get another piece of wire...strip both ends and solder them together then tape it up

false info.

the best way not to loose any power would twist the 2 ends together and use a copper wire nut. but that is not very attractive.

a little quote from the website

Lower on the list is soldered joints because solder is not very conductive, 7-15% conductive compared to copper.

read this to get updated on your info

http://www.audioque.com/aq/leadwire.htm

 

use a coupler and shrink tubing and call it a day.

-=jason=-

 

[Bender. 10+ year member]

false info.the best way not to loose any power would twist the 2 ends together and use a copper wire nut. but that is not very attractive.

a little quote from the website

read this to get updated on your info

http://www.audioque.com/aq/leadwire.htm

 

use a coupler and shrink tubing and call it a day.

-=jason=-

that is a blatant lie...i dont care what audioque wants to tell you, solder is better because it coats the wire...tomorrow i will get out some solder and test the resistance it has

 

[Flomaster 10+ year member]

that is a blatant lie...i dont care what audioque wants to tell you, solder is better because it coats the wire...tomorrow i will get out some solder and test the resistance it has

make sure to test 2 wires twisted together with a wire nut and report back to us.

the solder also gets down into the flow of current thus increasing resistance.

-=Jason=-

 

[king ranch 5,000+ posts]

yep would work if you cant solder...have done it before


if you tighten the bolt down really good you wont lose any

or do that and use solder on the terminals as well haha

 

[Flomaster 10+ year member]

I am not saying Solder will not work, I am just saying solder is NOT the BEST way and least resistant method to join to wire or cables together.

-=jason=-

 

[Bender. 10+ year member]

make sure to test 2 wires twisted together with a wire nut and report back to us.the solder also gets down into the flow of current thus increasing resistance.

-=Jason=-

im going to get 4 1 foot lengths of wire...2 will be connected with solder and 2 will be connected with wire nuts