Tinned vs 100% copper

[Blinkrazy 10+ year member]

Im lookin to buy my 0 gauge off ebay at about 3$ a foot some say stuff like "not tinned copper" so i ask Which is better and why? Basically lookin at knuconcepts and other misc brands

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[twisztdauthorit 10+ year member]

Im lookin to buy my 0 gauge off ebay at about 3$ a foot some say stuff like "not tinned copper" so i ask Which is better and why? Basically lookin at knuconcepts and other misc brands

knu is tinned copper but supposedly they make up for it with adding a little more wire.

correct me if im wrong?

 

[Blinkrazy 10+ year member]

so tinned is worse, but thicker, yes in fact, they do have a higher thread count, will i really notice a difference or does it not matter?

 

[skinnymofo 10+ year member]

tinned is better. they add more thread count to make the wire larger.

i would recomend knu, nothing bbut good things to say about those guys.

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

knu is tinned copper but supposedly they make up for it with adding a little more wire.
correct me if im wrong?

Copper clad aluminum is NOT the same as tinned copper. Knu's KLM wire is an aluminum conductor with a copper cladding. Aluminum does not conduct as well as copper, but they make up the difference by making the KLM wire a larger diameter.

Tinning copper is to prevent corrosion of the conductor.

 

[audioarsonal 10+ year member]

OFC, and CCA are both forms of copper wire.Tinned aluminum isn't as conductive and offers slightly more resistance,hence they use more strainds of wire to lessen the resistance and allow the current to flow better.