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<blockquote data-quote="CrazyKenKid" data-source="post: 7365915" data-attributes="member: 579796"><p><img src="http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q269/CcCrazy/Wires/IMG_1826.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q269/CcCrazy/Wires/23.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>But as you can see those two numbers didn't like each other very much and finding the amount of strands was a bit tricky. So take the amount of strands at face value which isn't very much and let me know what you think.</p><p></p><p>Also if you notice in the last pick I also found how much money I can potential get from a scrap yard if I turn all the strands in for some cash. I based my copper price off of June 1st price of copper per pound. As you can see on that day copper was selling for about 4.10$ per pound. So I took all my Oz and summed them up then divided by 16 (16oz = 1lb).</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q269/CcCrazy/Wires/IMG_1827.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>and all the extra hallow jackets!</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q269/CcCrazy/Wires/IMG_1828.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I took a look on a few other sites to see how much copper should be found in each run of 1/0 wire, here are the two sites I used:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_5/chpt_3/1.html" target="_blank">Copper wire gage table : CONDUCTOR AND INSULATOR TABLES</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.engineersedge.com/copper_wire.htm" target="_blank">Copper Wire Size and Characteristics - Engineers Edge</a></p><p></p><p>on each site it says 316-327lbs per 1000ft so I took an average number of:</p><p></p><p>320lbs/1000feet= 0.32lbs/foot</p><p></p><p>0.32lbs/foot/12=0.026lb/inch</p><p></p><p>0.026lb/inch converted to Oz= 0.416Oz/inch</p><p></p><p>0.416Oz*6inch=2.496oz/6inch</p><p></p><p>So as you can see only three different brands of wire were able to meet and or surpass that rating. Part of why the other wires failed to meet that rating could be due to the tolerance of the scales being used or maybe the number given could be the copper plus the jacket, or even the number could have been for a solid core rather then strands, and due to being in strands there could be a slight variation in weights. For the most part the wires that are close to the 2.49oz mark are most likely close enough for government work. But with that being said the cables that are way off it would tell someone to steer clear of that wire.</p><p></p><p>If anyone gets a hold of the XS power wiring or Shoc audio wiring, and has an extra's foot or so laying around please let me know as I would like to test it out!</p><p></p><p>I hope you guys have enjoyed this post, and I hope it makes your life a bit easier to pick a brand of wire! If you have any questions please post them or p/m me and if you need some big 3 wiring let me know!</p><p></p><p>I would like to say thank you to <strong>Aaron</strong>(denim), <strong>Brad</strong>(Impious) and <strong>Mike</strong>(95Honda) for their help in editing this with me and helping me bring out what needed to be said and other points I missed.</p><p></p><p>Kenneth</p><p></p><p><span style="color: Silver"> </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: Silver"><span style="font-size: 8px">---------- Post added at 10:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:39 PM ----------</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: Silver"> </span></p><p></p><p></p><p>thanks man! be sure to read the rest of it!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CrazyKenKid, post: 7365915, member: 579796"] [IMG]http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q269/CcCrazy/Wires/IMG_1826.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q269/CcCrazy/Wires/23.jpg[/IMG] But as you can see those two numbers didn't like each other very much and finding the amount of strands was a bit tricky. So take the amount of strands at face value which isn't very much and let me know what you think. Also if you notice in the last pick I also found how much money I can potential get from a scrap yard if I turn all the strands in for some cash. I based my copper price off of June 1st price of copper per pound. As you can see on that day copper was selling for about 4.10$ per pound. So I took all my Oz and summed them up then divided by 16 (16oz = 1lb). [IMG]http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q269/CcCrazy/Wires/IMG_1827.jpg[/IMG] and all the extra hallow jackets! [IMG]http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q269/CcCrazy/Wires/IMG_1828.jpg[/IMG] I took a look on a few other sites to see how much copper should be found in each run of 1/0 wire, here are the two sites I used: [URL="http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_5/chpt_3/1.html"]Copper wire gage table : CONDUCTOR AND INSULATOR TABLES[/URL] [URL="http://www.engineersedge.com/copper_wire.htm"]Copper Wire Size and Characteristics - Engineers Edge[/URL] on each site it says 316-327lbs per 1000ft so I took an average number of: 320lbs/1000feet= 0.32lbs/foot 0.32lbs/foot/12=0.026lb/inch 0.026lb/inch converted to Oz= 0.416Oz/inch 0.416Oz*6inch=2.496oz/6inch So as you can see only three different brands of wire were able to meet and or surpass that rating. Part of why the other wires failed to meet that rating could be due to the tolerance of the scales being used or maybe the number given could be the copper plus the jacket, or even the number could have been for a solid core rather then strands, and due to being in strands there could be a slight variation in weights. For the most part the wires that are close to the 2.49oz mark are most likely close enough for government work. But with that being said the cables that are way off it would tell someone to steer clear of that wire. If anyone gets a hold of the XS power wiring or Shoc audio wiring, and has an extra's foot or so laying around please let me know as I would like to test it out! I hope you guys have enjoyed this post, and I hope it makes your life a bit easier to pick a brand of wire! If you have any questions please post them or p/m me and if you need some big 3 wiring let me know! I would like to say thank you to [B]Aaron[/B](denim), [B]Brad[/B](Impious) and [B]Mike[/B](95Honda) for their help in editing this with me and helping me bring out what needed to be said and other points I missed. Kenneth [COLOR=Silver] [/COLOR] [COLOR=Silver][SIZE=8px]---------- Post added at 10:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:39 PM ----------[/SIZE][/COLOR][SIZE=8px][/SIZE] [COLOR=Silver] [/COLOR] thanks man! be sure to read the rest of it! [/QUOTE]
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