Big 3 upgrade here I come

[Biggwaukegan]

Ill tell you the difference. the KnuKonceptz is WAY BETTER THAN WAY BETTER than what hes using. I got the same shit and its awesome. Dont let someone fool you just cause they got a technical and bought it from a welding supply place. thats great and all but the ofc that you pulled up is top of line period!

 

[Brandon X]

Yeah KnuKonceptz is top of the line wiring. I'm going with all KK wiring on my next car.

 

[sparg93]

that was easy!

Hey Big - how do you like that JVC headunit? Any chance you have a photo of it inside your rig?

 

[Sir-Lancelot]

LOL, Since when is copper not copper?
Maybe it's Waaaaaay better because you paid more, but that is all.
I have used both, have you>?

 

[Biggwaukegan]

na I havent used both. Just did the best the 1st time..You can try and make a case if you want but bottom line is what I got is top of line. Use helicopter metal if you want I dont care. Just stating the facts

 

[blueflamed03]

strand count CARRIES current....more strand, is better.

IMHO, car audio wire is FAR superior than welding cable.

 

[Sir-Lancelot]

Wrong. We are talking DC current here not AC and strand count makes it more flexible that is all.

Welding wire is still very flexible, but that may be the ONLY benefit audio wire has. Is it worth $2 more per foot for that? Not to someone like myself who has 4 runs of 0ga in a Yukon XL.

It's your money do as you please, I am telling you like it is and welding wire is the better bang for the buck.

 

[blueflamed03]

and I dis-agree, but what do I know.

Seen and been to MANY car audio competition at a world finals level and hardly ever see anyone using welding cable.
WILL it work? yes. But not to best performance.
AC or DC or whatever you run through it, strand count is what carries the current from the batteries/alt/to the amp. The more power at the amp the better.Strand count is very important.
It has way more than just flexibility.
Again, will it work, yes, is it the best, nope. Just cheaper.

 

[99Yuk]

I'd have to say that your both right in your own ways.

Technically, blueflamed03 is right. Higher amounts of smaller strands will carry more current AC or DC than lower amounts of bigger strands in the same cable size. This is due to surface area or air gap. Bigger strands have more air gaps around the strands than more smaller strands, so higher strand count carries more current. Fine.

But

Sir-Lancelot is also correct when he says, who cares? This original post was for a big three upgrade. In a big 3 upgrade, where your only dealing with 105amps OEM, maybe more if you upgrade the ALT. It doesn't matter that you bought top of the line wiring. The truck's wiring doesn't come anywhere even close to maxing out the current handling of welding wire. You blew your money on nothing.


Car audio? again blueflamed03 is probably right. High end amps may draw peak power sometimes. To get the max performance out of the amp on competition day, you would want the extra current capacity of the higher strand count wire. But we are talking high end amps. Most consumer grade stuff, IMO you wouldn't hear the difference. And you certainly wouldn't need higher strand count wires when just cruising around or daily driving.

It's kinda like buying gold-plated usb cables for your printer. WTF? It's all marketing and peer pressure, and I gotta have that bling! I gotta have those gold plated cables!!! Maybe even with a voltage meter! Even though technically gold plated conductors may transfer current better than a tin alloy...so what?...Your printer doesn't print any faster.....

At the end of the day, I'd buy welding cables for the big 3.
/rant

 

[Biggwaukegan]

Well now we got ourself a good ol fashion showdown. 10 paces and draw