At 07:49 PM 2/2/00 -0800, Vic Rosenthal wrote:
>I'm going to power a solid state amp with about 120 amps of 13vdc. I'll need
>about 6-8 feet of wire to get from the PS to the amp. What wire size should I
>use?
>
>73,
>Vic, K2VCO
Vic,
I'd use double-ought welding cable. (guage 00) It might be big enough! The
concern is not what the cable can handle, but what the voltage drop would
be. If you want max output and efficiency from your SS amp, then you need
to keep the drop to a few millivolts. Just my opinion.
Larry - W7IUV
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