difference in power cable?

**Dennis5587** · 02-13-2007, 10:46 AM

Well I was about to buy some 0 Guage power cable, when my dad informs me that he can score some... however the cable he can get is for welding, its still 0 guage, and used for power, prob. more power then what I'd be using, but still I just wanted to double check if this would be ok to use, or is there something i should be worried about, in which i should just go with normal power cable...

Thanks

**XC-C30** · 02-13-2007, 11:12 AM

Welding-cable is fine. I wish I had thought about that before I bought overpriced dietz and monitor wiring

, So yes, if you can get your hands on welding-cable, go for it! the fibrestructure of the copper strands is usualy much tighther which will make it less easy to brake.

**Ruffy** · 02-13-2007, 08:36 PM

welding cable isnt as flexible as proper cable. And the price savings isnt what it was before. You can get kicker hyperflex for around $2 a foot on ebay.

Best thing to do is to buy the 1/0ga kicker kit on ebay for $60-80

**scott_fx** · 02-13-2007, 08:47 PM

i think free is cheaper then $2 a foot though :-)

**psyrex** · 02-13-2007, 09:17 PM

Welding cable is fine. I lurked in car audio forums for a few months before I set up my sound system, and I found lots of people running 0 gauge wire from weldingsupply.com, so that's the way I went, too. Flexibility is good (I tied it into a knot to check) but overrated since it just mostly run down the side of the car in a straight line.

**Dennis5587** · 02-13-2007, 11:25 PM

If it wasn't free I'd prob. just get the normal fun colored cable, which I may still have to end up doing, but before my dad bothered scoring me some, I'd figure I would check if it was any good first, so thanks for the quick reply's

**LiftedLimo** · 02-16-2007, 01:24 PM

I purchased 0 gauge welding wire from ebay. They printed my company name on it, along with my cell phone number. It cost me a total of .75 cents a foot. Around a buck shipped. Flexs almost as much my 0 gauge stuff from a stereo store. There are more strands per foot on the welding wire then the stereo store stuff. Remember electrons are carried on the outside of the wires, so more strands=better. Way cheaper to get the welding leads, hands down. The name is trystarcables.com on the printed part of them.
-Brandon