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Fine strand copper. I have about a 20ft run from mono amps to woofers. If terminated correctly, would this cable work well to carry the low-frequency signal current? Long ago I think I read something about this or perhaps I dreamed it.
Anyone have thoughts about this?
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I have a neighbor who is an automobile hot rodder. A few years ago, someone suggested to him that he use the welding cable for battery cables. The idea was to place the battery in the rear of the auto. The cable ran forward to the starter.After a few days he had problems starting the car. I looked at the cable and the individual strands of copper within the cable had oxidized. This oxide increased the resistance and led to the problem with the car starting and the battery maintaining a charge.
The welding cable may, well, work, but I would suggest that you check the strands for oxide (green coloring). If there is no oxide - make sure that you can make an air tight cable terminations.
If you follow through and implement the welding cables; please, report your findings.
DaveT
Edits: 07/19/14
A friend made me a set of 4 gauge welding cables as a fun project. In a different system than I have now, they had amazing bass and a very rolled off top end. Given the apparent bass emphasis, IME, I wonder how well you could match them in a biwired setup. Personally, I couldn't use them as a single run. Just my experience.
Happy trails.
it will work but as to sounding good, doubtful. I don't see anyway to terminate it that would not involve a lot of mechanical connectors and connections that are detrimental to good sound. 12 to 16 awg of the same copper and strands would probably sound better. Kimber sells their Kwik series for long runs. Rat Shack has Mega Cable.
Remember the first thick Monster cable , they claimed you could tow a car with it .
I know because at the time I was doing electric welding and found the same cable.
I still have (somewhere) a set of Fulton Golds: greenish, translucent jacket, looking very much like a tow cable, but with indium coated stranding. The Brown, had a brown jacket, thinner conductor, and no Indium plating, IIRC.
Stu
They looked identical to my welding cables except for the covering.
It is hard to understand what indium might add to the cabling.
UncleStu is just guessing me thinks about indium. The FMI Brown and the Gold were the same wire, only " more of it in the Gold ", same geometry. No Norm, Gold was NOT welding cable re-purposed at all !!! You flat got that wrong...sorry. I have worked extensively with both over the years.
Jeff Medwin, ex West Coast Sales Rep for Bob Fulton
International Audio Review, once recommended using welding wire paralleled with Polk speaker wire. They also recommended Romex with the Polk, too. IIRC.
Stu
Howdy
I wouldn't say that it couldn't work, but even for longer runs I find the best balance with smaller gauges than you might expect. I'm not sure but I think I'm running 16 gauge 8 ft. FWIW I used to use 12ft versions of the same cables and I really don't remember a significant difference... You can look at my system configuration to see if your system is similar enough for my experience to be relevant :) http://cgi.audioasylum.com/systems/3367.html
-Ted
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