how many strands...

[Anonymous User 10+ year member]

how many strands would be a good amount for 4guage wires? the earthquake wiring kit i have the power and ground wires have like 1330 strands or so. but when i put the exposed strands into the gold plated terminals, there is alot of space left inbewteen. is that right? i dont know the exact amout of space but like 1/4 of a inch or so.

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[thugpassion 10+ year member]

you want it to be around 2000. 1330 seems very low considering my knukoncepts is 2058 and tsunami about 1800 strands

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

parts express wire has 1672 and it's a good middle of the road wire. 1330 does sound a bit low, but when it comes down to it I'm sure it's plenty flexible.

 

[blue93corsica 10+ year member]

is it 4 guage or 4awg? can make a huge difference

 

[Anonymous User 10+ year member]

its 4gauge

 

[knukonceptz 10+ year member]

Standard 4 Gauge as spec'd by AWG would have 1666 Strands of 36 gauge copper. Using less strands of larger diameter would still yield 4 Gauge as determined by AWG (American Wire Gauge) Not saying that is what EarthQuake did though......

 

[blue93corsica 10+ year member]

cuz i've seen 4 guage with the same amount of strands as an 8 guage cable

 

[Anonymous User 10+ year member]

i just checked the wire to see what it was. and it says 4awg/10.0mm/ 1330 strands

 

[knukonceptz 10+ year member]

That would be outer diameter - 10mm copper diameter is the size of 1/0, 4 gauge copper diameter is near 6mm so who knows what they are claiming

If the 1330 strands are 36 gauge copper - it is equivialant to 5.5 AWG