Where to get power wire
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Silver Member Username: Holt_champHtown, MI Post Number: 484 Registered: Oct-06 | is there anywhere to get power wire cheap. i looked on knukonceptz.com but they are out of stock. and also what is the best size speaker wire to use for my subs... i have 2 15" Q's with a kx2500.1 on its way. i want the most power going to them with out it being too much. thanks |
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Gold Member Username: AdddisorderWest palm, Florida Post Number: 3717 Registered: Jan-06 | use 12 guage speaker wire and i guess look on ebay for 1/0 also weldingsupply.com sells some reasonably priced, although its not as good as the stuff knu has. |
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Gold Member Username: Dustin3Tigard, OR U.S. Post Number: 4694 Registered: Oct-05 | 12-16 awg speaker wire is fine. dont look to get power wire cheap (like walmart) just get some good stuff so you dont have to worry bout quality issues. monster cables sells goo wire same with street wire, jl audio, kicker all make good wire |
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Silver Member Username: KillswitchjdPost Number: 295 Registered: Apr-06 | hifisoundconnection.com reasonable by the foot |
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Gold Member Username: N2audioLawrence, Ks USA Post Number: 1234 Registered: Mar-04 | http://www.bcae1.com/images/swfs/speakerwireselectorassistant.swf |
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Silver Member Username: SkiesCourtenay, British Colu... Canada Post Number: 431 Registered: Aug-05 | ^^ I was playing around with that, and plugged in NINe.1 ratings, and it says 34.1A of current.. W = V(A) W = 14.4(34.1) W = 491 ? Either you can't calculate watts with that, or it gives you wrong ratings  Anyways, just thought I'd point it out :P |
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Gold Member Username: N2audioLawrence, Ks USA Post Number: 1236 Registered: Mar-04 | Tyler, Tyler, Tyler...  the "current flow" provided from that calculator is speaker wire current. If you want to get back to power you multiply it by speaker wire voltage, not power wire voltage. Not sure what the point would be -- since you had to KNOW power right from the start. |
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Gold Member Username: FishyTamarac Ft.Laud, FL USA Post Number: 1577 Registered: Sep-04 | That little calculator is pretty cool. That second power "rating" can tell you how much power is lost as heat in the wiring. I plugged in a 1000 watt amp driven into a two ohm load with a 5 foot run of 24 gauge. I lost 115 watts in the wiring. That may seem like a lot, but was only a 1.05 dB loss, which according to the caption is barely audible. Interesting -Fishy |
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Silver Member Username: Holt_champHtown, MI Post Number: 486 Registered: Oct-06 | ok what is the best speaker wire to get from knukonceptz?? is it the karma speaker wire or the kasa speaker wire? which one would have better current flowing through? |
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Bronze Member Username: Mash4kashLafayette, LA Post Number: 60 Registered: Feb-06 | KICKER PKD1 Amp Kit 1/0 Gauge AWG Dual Wire 05PKD1 76+19.95 SHIPPING on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/New-KICKER-PKD1-Amp-Kit-1-0-Gauge-AWG-Dual-Wire-05PKD1_W0QQi temZ200092373702QQcategoryZ79815QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem |
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Silver Member Username: KillswitchjdPost Number: 332 Registered: Apr-06 | stay away from kits imo. too limiting |
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Platinum Member Username: GlasswolfWisteria, Lane USA Post Number: 11666 Registered: Dec-03 | partsexpress.com for wire cheap |
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