read above^^The only reason I would get welding cable would be for the flexibility but to me and my knowledge gauge size determines amp limitations not strand count.
read above^^The only reason I would get welding cable would be for the flexibility but to me and my knowledge gauge size determines amp limitations not strand count.
The entire reason for the strand count comment was to be sure he got the biggest cable that was the most flexible, while at the same time, being clad in a PVC vinyl overwrap that was rated for exposure to battery acid, oil, gasoline,brake fluid, road salt/grime and a certain amount of heat. Unless you gotta really grimy, oily, 212 degree hot assed garage,...WELDING CABLE clad in some form of rubber sleeve was never intended for that exposure.
So in the end, I don't know whether it has more or less strands than the Advance auto parts bulk cable I was recommending;
My point about strand count ( over simplified for those still in diapers)
Lets take pencils and toothpicks as an example here.
In a tube 1" in diameter,........... jam as many pencils as you can get into it.
Now jam another 1" tube full of tooth picks.
Now take into consideration how much air gap there is between the pencils........then between the toothpicks.
Now using our imaginations,....imagine the wood was actually copper. How much more current would actually course through the toothpick sized copper conductors as a result of there actually being more copper in the 1" tube than in the one filled with pencil sized conductors, and..............................
All that air.......
Between the pencils...........
Not moving one,......single,.........electron.
How can that be? They're both the same size cables.
That's all I'm sayin.
This is all I'm saying....
I work for an electric utility. If strand count was what was important, then tell me, enlighten me, why do our 1/0 cables, which carry 23,000 volts, only have 7 strands?
I see your theory, and thus debunk it.
Higher strand count is only good for flexibility. Thats it and thats all.
more copper strands in a jacket are more efficient at moving more current at less amperage
And now that I think of it, aren't electrical utility companies the same guys that used aluminum wire for however many years as a safe alternative to copper before it was banned
Where in the book of strand count statistics does it say that welding cable has more strands than xyz brand battery cable?
I'd have to say that we're both assuming here. I made my statement based on my usage of the cable from advance.
but......
it wouldn't have mattered how much " research" I would have invested before offerering my suggestion, unless you can show me where all welding cable automatically has a denser wire count than the battery cable I was referring to.
The entire reason for the strand count comment was to be sure he got the biggest cable that was the most flexible, while at the same time, being clad in a PVC vinyl overwrap that was rated for exposure to battery acid, oil, gasoline,brake fluid, road salt/grime and a certain amount of heat. Unless you gotta really grimy, oily, 212 degree hot assed garage,...WELDING CABLE clad in some form of rubber sleeve was never intended for that exposure.
So in the end, I don't know whether it has more or less strands than the Advance auto parts bulk cable I was recommending;
My point about strand count ( over simplified for those still in diapers)
Lets take pencils and toothpicks as an example here.
In a tube 1" in diameter,........... jam as many pencils as you can get into it.
Now jam another 1" tube full of tooth picks.
Now take into consideration how much air gap there is between the pencils........then between the toothpicks.
Now using our imaginations,....imagine the wood was actually copper. How much more current would actually course through the toothpick sized copper conductors as a result of there actually being more copper in the 1" tube than in the one filled with pencil sized conductors, and..............................
All that air.......
Between the pencils...........
Not moving one,......single,.........electron.
How can that be? They're both the same size cables.
That's all I'm sayin.
Actually I was pointing out that flexibility is the only benefit to the higher strand wires. Conductivity is negligible when you compare a 7 strand to a 19, 37, 49 or eleventy billion strand.
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It's all about strand count when you are buying a cable intended for an automotive application versus a ground cable for a stick welder. The more and finer strands the better in this case. Advance Auto parts has a roll of 1 ga.It's clear, and you can see the copper wire through it. They'll sell it to you by the foot.
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