A 12 gauge copper conductor has a diameter of approximately 2 mm, as can be seen in this wire gauge table.
My kind of chart! :)
Newbie Q: speaker cable length? Different OK?
Hi. This is a complete newbie question. I've ordered two 10' amp to speaker cables, but I really need 15' on one side. Monoprice (for better or worse) is willing to RMA the cable(s). Should I go with two 15'? Or is simply swapping out one 10' perfectly acceptable for signal?
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Wondering about the bare cables, since both amp and speakers will take a bare wire connection, is there any reason not to consider simply going to Lowe's, and buy something like this, plain wire? That example, a 6 gauge would yield like a quarter the resistance of the 12 gauge. (How'm I doing, Al? <grin>) Both speaker and amp would probably take down to a 0-gauge, in terms of size. Is it possible to simply wire them with such cable? (And the "non-metallic" reference, I presume to mean non-shielded, right?) @czarivey is this the type of solution that you're referring to that you use? |
Or this -- although I have no idea what THHN wire is. http://www.lowes.com/pd_539969-295-20494145___?productId=50101716&pl=1&Ntt=6+gauge+insulated... (not that I need 500 feet.) |
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