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<blockquote data-quote="av83" data-source="post: 7943297" data-attributes="member: 640058"><p>I haven&#039;t owned knu 1/0 ofc, but I do own the 4 gauge. I upgraded to the monster from the knu 4. If I could have gotten 50 ft of Knu 1/0 for 119 shipped(the price of the monster), that would have been my choice. However, 50 ft of Knu 1/0 is about 205 shipped. The Knu is so over-sized that it&#039;s actually rated for 375 amps @ 20 ft, whereas most ofc 1/0 is rated for 300. Monster wire is also over-sized, but I don&#039;t know by how much because of a &quot;flux tube&quot; that runs down the center of the wire, inflating it&#039;s size a little bit. I do know that it&#039;s copper weight per foot is above average. There is a sticky here:<a href="http:////forums/wiring-electrical-installation-help/515724-wire-comparison.html" target="_blank">http://www.caraudio.com/forums/wiring-electrical-installation-help/515724-wire-comparison.html</a> that does a great job of comparing the physical attributes of the wires. That&#039;s where I found out about it&#039;s copper weight per ft. Unfortunately, it doesn&#039;t get into load testing, which is what matters most.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="av83, post: 7943297, member: 640058"] I haven't owned knu 1/0 ofc, but I do own the 4 gauge. I upgraded to the monster from the knu 4. If I could have gotten 50 ft of Knu 1/0 for 119 shipped(the price of the monster), that would have been my choice. However, 50 ft of Knu 1/0 is about 205 shipped. The Knu is so over-sized that it's actually rated for 375 amps @ 20 ft, whereas most ofc 1/0 is rated for 300. Monster wire is also over-sized, but I don't know by how much because of a "flux tube" that runs down the center of the wire, inflating it's size a little bit. I do know that it's copper weight per foot is above average. There is a sticky here:[URL="http:////forums/wiring-electrical-installation-help/515724-wire-comparison.html"]http://www.caraudio.com/forums/wiring-electrical-installation-help/515724-wire-comparison.html[/URL] that does a great job of comparing the physical attributes of the wires. That's where I found out about it's copper weight per ft. Unfortunately, it doesn't get into load testing, which is what matters most. [/QUOTE]

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