I have a quanity of this 4AWG power cable and was wondering if I could use it to power a car audio amplifier? Need to know if there are any issues with this type of wire(noise,interference,insulation thickness,etc.) that would cause potential problems on a amp install. Look forward to hearing from the audio guru's. Badman

 

Anyone? How about some replys? Badman

 

Personally I wouldn't use the wire pictured for one reason, that's a very coarsely stranded wire. Coarsely stranded wire doesn't support as much power as a finely stranded wire, I assume that this is why they pack finely stranded wires in Amplifier hookup kits. A secondary issue although minor, is that coarse wire is not as flexible as fine wire.

I'm just speaking from a purely electrical point of view, I'm not an Audio expert by any means.

 

Those were the first two things I thought of when I saw the picture.

 

Thanks for the replys and info. Just trying to see if I could use whats avaliable and save some money. Badman

 

http://www.knukonceptz.com/productDe...?prodID=KLM4BL

only .89/ft for 4 gauge

These guys are great too, I've ordered stuff and had it within 3 days!!

 

I use welding cable. got it for free about 50 foot of it, maybe 2G? It aint as thick as 1G, but thicker than 4G. flexible as heck, fine strands, casing is nice and thick to avoid abraisions, and it was CHEAP!

I would avoid using what you posted for the same reasons mentioned above though.

 

i use welding cable also.. 4guage welding cable.. very flexible with thin strands and works great

 

As an electrician i can say it'll work jus fine.Wires are rated by gauge to tell how much amperage the can handle.Stranding is just to change the flexibility of the wire for working in tight electrical enclosures.All 4 gauge wire will handle the same.stranded or not.The wire will have the same performance as typical fancy coloured amp wires as far as noise and suppressiongoes too.Go ahead and use it.Its nice to see people save money where they can.

 

The biggest problem is the extreem stiffness of that wire, it's going to be impossible to route.

 

Not all 4 gage is the same. That wire will have a higher resistance per foot then a higher strand count. It's just not enough of a difference to worry about. It's going to be stiff, but i think the bigger problem would be how it would hold up at the connections over time. A wire that stiff is going to transfer a lot of vibration. This may give you some problems down the road that would have you pulling the wire back out. I would avoid using that stuff. It's great in buildings where vibration isn't a problem.