True 4ga, or bullshit?

[PollyCranopolis 10+ year member]

Saw an ad on ebay for 25 4ga power wire for $15, so i was like hell yeah! (wire in my area is like $3.50 a foot). Heres what I got. The wire on the left is my older, original 4ga power wire, which is labeled:

"600 Series, Gold Level, Hi Current, 3Inner Flow, 4ga, 25mm/2 Power Flow"

The new wire on the right is labeled:

"Pyramid High Strand, 4ga Pro Power Cable"

As you can see, it looks as if the new wire on the right has significantly fewer strands, and a much thicker coating. I'm wondering if this new wire is bullshit, or if it is a case of manufacturing less wire, with higher copper content to compensate for it's smaller size. Any suggestions?

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[CBFryman2 5,000+ posts]

AWG is cross section. All 4ga should be the same size. Looks like you got jipped. If they didnt say AWG that is where they got you. When I was at Shawn Flemming's shop he has some '1/0' that was no bigger than my 4ga laying around. The OD of the caseing was as big as Kicker Hyperflex but the wire was small.

 

[PollyCranopolis 10+ year member]

The actual spool for the new wire says : Pyramid Power 4 AWG.

Heres the ebay link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=013&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&viewitem=&item=230005500520&rd=1&rd=1

 

[Ctminime 10+ year member]

that shit looks comparable to 8ga... that sucks man i think that u got ripped

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

It's pyramid. Duh.

jP

 

[viperrgh2 10+ year member]

All the cheap wiring is like that I ordered a 2awg wire kit for amp install when I ran short I got more 2awg at my local sound shop and the online stuff was prob 2/3 the size of the real stuff.... Now when I order online Ill order 2 awg if i rlly need 4 and 4 if i rlly need 8 ect. ect....

 

[knukonceptz 10+ year member]

Now when I order online Ill order 2 awg if i rlly need 4 and 4 if i rlly need 8 ect. ect....

Why not just get the right cable from a source that isnt selling you crap?

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

Why not just get the right cable from a source that isnt selling you crap?

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[wcarson8911 10+ year member]

you get what you pay for/reasearch

 

[Oak244 10+ year member]

I found the same thing when ordering some 0 awg wire. I went cheap first then went more expensive. Here is what I got. Of course the expensive 0 awg is o the left, the cheap is on the right. And yes both were supposed to be 0 awg.

 

[DejaWiz 5,000+ posts]

www.knukonceptz.com

Plenty of wiring selection at great prices.

 

[Oak244 10+ year member]

www.knukonceptz.com
Plenty of wiring selection at great prices.

Yes my picture above is Knukoncept's Kollossol wire and Raptor wire compared. Obviously the left is the KNU and right is Raptor.

 

[LeofromtheH 10+ year member]

lol @ the comparison pic

 

[PollyCranopolis 10+ year member]

What kind of feedback you think I should give this seller on ebay?

 

[LeofromtheH 10+ year member]

just put a link to the picture you posted and let it speak for itself