Roc Rinaldi Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Anyone ever use 2ga. speaker wire? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest " " Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Is that coat hanger size? I think we had a few folks who tried or wanted to try coat hanger speaker wires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champagne taste beer budget Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Just for grins and giggles I grabbed a mic. My normal coat hanger in the office closet is .090" diameter. I checked some 10 gage electrical wire, .104". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_wire_gauge That site has a nice chart wire AWG and diameters, 2 gage is right at .25, or 1/4" Pretty dang fat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest " " Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 ok, so we are talking welding rods i guess 1 gauge would be rebar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Do they have connectors big enough for 2 ga.? The only thing I have considered using this size for is a run from the trunk located battery to the starter in the 'ole spider.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 I've used 0 ga. for power and ground supply in my sons van for his amp. I've never used larger than 10 ga for a speaker however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael hurd Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 I have tried 8 gauge, it is a pain.... one of my friends has 8 gauge going to the LF bin of his Khorns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Spinner Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Why ..?? gotta 150 amp speaker load ... ..?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEC Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 If anyone wants to "go for the gusto" on speaker wires, I have some nice Anderson SB-350 fork lift battery connectors. Wire size can be up to 2/0 in these things. I even have them in blue, gray and red. Pretty sure the blue ones are considered "audiophile quality". Bob Crites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael hurd Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Bob, those are what I use in my car as a quick connect for amplifiers. The 4 gauge and bigger ones are rated at 175 amps... they have nice spring loaded contacts. I use 8 gauge myself at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEC Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Yeah, the Anderson connectors are favorites around here. The fact that they are genderless is great. Here are the 50 amp (AWG 6) 175 amp (AWG 1/0) and the 350 amp (AWG 2/0). I use a lot of these things on the stuff we sell (battery chargers). Bob Crites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilMays Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 If anyone wants to "go for the gusto" on speaker wires, I have some nice Anderson SB-350 fork lift battery connectors. Wire size can be up to 2/0 in these things. I even have them in blue, gray and red. Pretty sure the blue ones are considered "audiophile quality". Bob Crites Now that's funny Bob! Of course, in an audiophile application the cost is perhaps 50x that of its other intended use! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhenry Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 BEC, I hope you aren't really putting a 350 amp load on 2/O! You're pretty close on 1/O (170 amp for 90 degree copper) and even alittle low on the # 6 (75 amp for 90 degree copper). Just a friendly jab! Now go burn your house down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEAR Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 I doubt anything thicker than 10ga is needed. I have some speaker cables as thick as a snake but that is to make me feel better than the next guy who uses less thick wires. [] 2ga would be a total waste unless you have a dozen TC Sounds LMS-5400's powered by a Krell MRA into a load near 1Ohm(where the amp can deliver 16000W(yes 16 kilowatts) RMS!).Then maybe you could almost justify it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roc Rinaldi Posted April 6, 2007 Author Share Posted April 6, 2007 Is that coat hanger size? I think we had a few folks who tried or wanted to try coat hanger speaker wires. Did they take the clothes off of the hangers first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roc Rinaldi Posted April 6, 2007 Author Share Posted April 6, 2007 Just for grins and giggles I grabbed a mic. My normal coat hanger in the office closet is .090" diameter. I checked some 10 gage electrical wire, .104". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_wire_gauge That site has a nice chart wire AWG and diameters, 2 gage is right at .25, or 1/4" Pretty dang fat. Fat speaker wire. I'm in heaven. Is fat a technical term? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roc Rinaldi Posted April 6, 2007 Author Share Posted April 6, 2007 ok, so we are talking welding rods i guess 1 gauge would be rebar Rebar speaker wire. I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roc Rinaldi Posted April 6, 2007 Author Share Posted April 6, 2007 Do they have connectors big enough for 2 ga.? The only thing I have considered using this size for is a run from the trunk located battery to the starter in the 'ole spider.... Now you can make that run while music is playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roc Rinaldi Posted April 6, 2007 Author Share Posted April 6, 2007 I doubt anything thicker than 10ga is needed. I have some speaker cables as thick as a snake but that is to make me feel better than the next guy who uses less thick wires. [] 2ga would be a total waste unless you have a dozen TC Sounds LMS-5400's powered by a Krell MRA into a load near 1Ohm(where the amp can deliver 16000W(yes 16 kilowatts) RMS!).Then maybe you could almost justify it. Hey, that's exactly what I have in my system !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roc Rinaldi Posted April 6, 2007 Author Share Posted April 6, 2007 Please remember "It's not the thickness of the wire that makes the man but rather the length of the run." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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