3000rms, What awg/guage wire should i run?

[SMIT]

Hey, im going to be running around 3000wrms, what size wire should i run for power and ground?

[HoZy]

throw in some 0awg.....

have a 0awg - 4awg distribution block.

Cheers
MaT

[SMIT]

That was my plan, just wanted to make sure i was doing the right thing. and about the ground, just run 4 awg from the amps to a grounding point?

[HoZy]

yep, 4awg from amps to a grounding point Car chassis/Body

Cheers
MaT

[SMIT]

ok sweet thanx for your help

[Tasmaniak]

2ga or 1 ga would also carry the load but it doesn't have the wank factor that you are after.

[burnz]

Hey, im going to be running around 3000wrms, what size wire should i run for power and ground?

welding cable

[davey g-force]

welding cable

LOL!

Jumper lead cable! (I've actually done it before!!)

[garfa]

LOL!

Jumper lead cable! (I've actually done it before!!)

and there is a problem with that?!
as long as the cable isn't sobid core, it should be fine.
go with 2ga. and if need be run 2 lengths of it. i dare you to find anything near the $12pr meter of the jaycar 2ga power cable. even if you run 1x0ga it would be more expensive. (unless you can buy it cheap).

[HoZy]

See if you can find the website to CrazyCables Australia, He used to sell 0ga for $13pr meter.

Cheers
MaT

[StoneX]

Yeah Crazy Cables on eBay has 15m rolls of 0ga for $99 + $13 postage.

[Tasmaniak]

only $13 postage?

[grafxworld]

I agree 13 bucks postage for that heavy roll of wire ?
might want to check that again

[StoneX]

Looks like it's $20 now, but they've dropped their starting bid to $70. You just need to hope no one else bids

When I bought it 3 months ago: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....tem=9702736953

Now: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/15m-O-AWG-Car...QQcmdZViewItem

[SMIT]

thanx for the heaps up!

[Phreddy]

how about a reactor in the boot?? Would solve the cable problem at least..... Might cost just a bit more tho....

(sorry, just being fatuous)

[garfa]

how about a reactor in the boot?? Would solve the cable problem at least..... Might cost just a bit more tho....

(sorry, just being fatuous)

so would you do a rod change every oil filter change? and then change the coolant in the radiator and the reactor?

[Brycestro]

i bought 2 rolls of 15m 0 awg from crazy cables at an excellent price. Got them for $72 for the first one and $70 for the second as the first one only had one other bid and the other had no other bids. Postage on the first was $20 and i took massive advantage of their policy of only extra $2 postage for additional items (bet they weren't expecting people to buy 2 big rolls). All in all, 30 metres of 0 AWG cable for a grand total of $164 (equates to approximately $5.47p/m). - beats $12p/m for 2 gauge from jaycar ey?

[Snotty]

just curious.. what did you use 30metres for? can this be used for relocating a battery?

[Brycestro]

well actually i went halves with a mate, so i've got a 15 metre roll and he's got a 15 metre roll. I bought it primarily because of the excellent price. I've actually already got a 0 gauge run to the boot for a couple of amps distributed (when my other amp finally gets here). I plan on using this first and foremost just for upgrading the wiring under the hood (grounding etc). I'm sure you could incorporate it in a dual battery setup but i'm aware there's other pieces you'd need for the setup (buzzwords like "smart solenoid" ring a bell or two). I pretty much got it a) because i can use it and gives me PLENTY of cable for any heavy drain electrical applications i may add with future expansions and b) because at that price even if i only use a bit i could probably sell it for more than i bought it for. Cheers, Bryce.

[Snotty]

cheers thanks, i was looking at getting some for the battery in the boot idea.

[StoneX]

I sold mine too and bought Stinger instead

[Brycestro]

an ideas man :P

[MBS206]

You're planning to pull 250amps continous?
I'd be going for a second battery with the little module that picks which battery to charge!
Most batterys are only set for 200AH (They'll push 200amps, for one hour, and go flat!)

[Tasmaniak]

You're planning to pull 250amps continous?

mmmmmMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmm I can feel the Hall Effect from here...