Welding Supply UltraFlex?

[AAckley1 10+ year member]

I know people are saying the best "bang for your buck" wire nowadays is the WeldingSupply wire

I was wondering if anyone had tried Welding Supply UltraFlex, unforunately you can only buy it in orange, but still $2.29 /ft for "UltraFlex" sounds a good deal

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[SQBubble 10+ year member]

those wires arent good in car envirement.

 

[Kagymp5 10+ year member]

those wires arent good in car envirement.

and why is this?//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

2.29 is too much when knuknoceptz sells car audio wire for less //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[knukonceptz 10+ year member]

and why is this?//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

Neoprene jacket, lower grade copper - give it time, it will be green and green = high resistance = voltage loss = undervoltage at the amp = trouble

 

[johnecon2001 5,000+ posts]

Neoprene jacket, lower grade copper - give it time, it will be green and green = high resistance = voltage loss = undervoltage at the amp = trouble

... you're nuts. By the time it turns green, half of these kids will be done with car audio.

 

[spudracer326 10+ year member]

2.29 just seems like alot for welding wire....knu is 1.75 and you can get a kicker kit on ebay for like $65....just a thought

 

[knukonceptz 10+ year member]

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=191244&page=3

... you're nuts..

Wont be the first time....

... By the time it turns green, half of these kids will be done with car audio..

So does this mean I need to buy a foot and stick it outside for 3 months to show you what happens vs tinned OFC?

And the kicker kit is more like $100 since its over $30 in shipping. Stupid ebay fee avoiders......

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

Still a good deal for $100.

But yeah, WeldingSupply cable oxidizes easily.

nG

 

[MassOccur 10+ year member]

You can find Kicker wire cheaper than KnuKonceptz.....Just gotta find the right hookup, however, KnuKonceptz is the best priced car audio wire I have seen that is available to anyone whenever they need it.

Just my 2 cents. If I didn't know someone locally who hooks me up like they do, I'd be running all Knukonceptz.

 

[johnecon2001 5,000+ posts]

does this mean I need to buy a foot and stick it outside for 3 months to show you what happens vs tinned OFC?

Anything exposed to the elements will deteriorate over time.

That was a silly example.

 

[MassOccur 10+ year member]

Anything exposed to the elements will deteriorate over time.That was a silly example.

That's quite true, however, the duration of time between 2 wires deteriorating maybe be substancial enough to sway a buyer to one wire over the other.

 

[90accordman 5,000+ posts]

That's quite true, however, the duration of time between 2 wires deteriorating maybe be substancial enough to sway a buyer to one wire over the other.

in the cases we are talking about, the oxidation is next to not going to happen

 

[knukonceptz 10+ year member]

Anything exposed to the elements will deteriorate over time.That was a silly example.

So your car is not exposed to weather? A lot of people like to clean their engine bay, water has a very good chance to get right at the connection points. I'd like to see if the Neoprene holds moisture, in that case routing the cable under the car would be a disaster.

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

My Welding supply cable oxidized like an EMM EFFER.

I can take pics if you want... it's still around somewhere.

nG