what kind of wire?

[talon2nr7588 10+ year member]

whats the difference between the power wire that stinger and knukonceptz makes as compared to the one from weldingsupply.com? im talking performance wise.

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[angryeric116 10+ year member]

dont quote me but i think the welding supply is more fexible... but uglier, ive never used it myself before so im just kinda going with what ive read on here

but the red looks pink from weldingsupply, and the knukonceptz (which i do use) looks like the s*** ha ha

 

[johnecon2001 5,000+ posts]

dont quote me but i think the welding supply is more fexible... but uglier, ive never used it myself before so im just kinda going with what ive read on herebut the red looks pink from weldingsupply, and the knukonceptz (which i do use) looks like the s*** ha ha

Performance wise.. wire is wire. B wire is going to transfer just as many electrons as A wire. Welding wire is not more flexible. If anything, its a bit stiffer. If you haven't used it.. you shouldnt really voice an oppinion.

The welding wire comes in a boat load more colors than other brands, but the jacket isn't clear. Angry Eric obviously bought the cheaper knu wire.. or just doesn't know what he's talking about.

EDIT: sorry for quoting you.

 

[QtrHorse 10+ year member]

The welding wire that I have is just as flexible as any of the actual amp wire that I have had my hands on (Streetwires, MTX, Lighting Audio & Tiff). I have never used the Knu stuff, so it may be like a wet nooble as far as I know but you can easily tie the welding wire in a tight knot (that's how people seem to judge the flexibility of wire for some reason).

Look below for a comparison in size between the welding wire and amp wire. The amp wire is usually larger in circumference (the actual wire strands all together and not just the overall wire plus cover). As you can see in the pic, the Tiff 2ga is just about as big as the 0ga welding wire and the Lighting Audio 0ga is almost as big as the 2/0ga welding wirel but the Lighting Audio wire is actually larger than most 0ga wire (close to the size of the Knu Kolosus line). I didn't have any of the Streetwires or MTX wire in there but they are closer in size to the 0ga welding wire. The Tiff 2ga is actually large for standard 2ga wire.

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