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Weld wire 1/0 vs. reg power wire 1/0
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<blockquote data-quote="Papermaker85" data-source="post: 8571058" data-attributes="member: 572595"><p>circular mills what the wire is categorized by. its the surface area of the conductor.</p><p></p><p>more strands lower conductivity vs solid but its more flexible so yes naturally the car audio wire is bigger but it doesn't have greater ampacity.</p><p></p><p>the thickness of the jacket is not NEARLY as important as the compound its made of.</p><p></p><p>Also using aluminum lugs lower the ampacity so if you spend the money to get copper wire spend hte extra to get copper wire terminations..</p><p></p><p>aluminum has a 75% of the conductivity as copper but its way cheaper and lighter so it still used but not often. its expansion under load is also alot higher so its requires terminals designed for it. this is how a-lot of house fires started back in the 50 and 60s</p><p></p><p>nothing goes over looked in electrical NOTHING.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Papermaker85, post: 8571058, member: 572595"] circular mills what the wire is categorized by. its the surface area of the conductor. more strands lower conductivity vs solid but its more flexible so yes naturally the car audio wire is bigger but it doesn't have greater ampacity. the thickness of the jacket is not NEARLY as important as the compound its made of. Also using aluminum lugs lower the ampacity so if you spend the money to get copper wire spend hte extra to get copper wire terminations.. aluminum has a 75% of the conductivity as copper but its way cheaper and lighter so it still used but not often. its expansion under load is also alot higher so its requires terminals designed for it. this is how a-lot of house fires started back in the 50 and 60s nothing goes over looked in electrical NOTHING. [/QUOTE]
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