so i had my amp ran with scorche 5+ GA wire and i ordered some 4 AWG wire off ebay.. when the new wire got here i noticed the core of the 4 AWG is thinner than the 5+ GA and i was expecting it to be thicker.. i thought that the gauge of the wire has a set standard for the wire diameter.. or does it go by current that it transmits? like a wire with higher conductivity can be thinner but still the same gauge as lower quality/thicker wire? im just a little confused.. im gona go search for my wire gauge and measure them..

 

That is strange.

I hope somebody chimes in with an answer.

 

You got scammed. Most low budget amp kits come with this junk. The wire will look right from the outside but it is just thick insulator on thin wire. I would send it back and never buy that brand again.

 

According to a few posts in this thread (5+ GA Wire?) that '5+ gauge' wire is an oversized type that was made by Scoche.

Being a licensed Master Electrician in multiple states, I get a kick out of these types of cables. There are no "+" sizes in the American Wire Gauge (AWG). It’s all just marketing - that could explain the usage of only 'GA' on that red cable and not 'AWG'.

However, that means the 4 AWG wire could still be the correct diameter, because the '5+ gauge' (LOL) is oversized & therefore doesn't have to meet any type of official standard.


When talking about the official American Wire Gauge standard - that would be correct. Stranded wires are actually calculated by the equivalent cross sectional Copper area - but it's essentially the same principal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_wire_gauge

 

ok i measured them.. the 4 awg is dead on 4 and the 5+ GA is around 3.5... retarded.. i was wondering what the hell 5+ GA meant..

thanks for the info logan

 

Not a problem, glad it's all figured out.