14ga solid copper wire? (for Wayne) [message #36033] |
Thu, 18 April 2002 15:17 ![Go to next message Go to next message](/forum/theme/AudioRoundTable/images/down.png) |
mhammill
Messages: 23 Registered: May 2009
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In an previous post you said not to use thin gauge magnet wire due to the resistance but to use 18 or 16 ga stranded copper and then added not to use heavier gauge solid strand copper either. This was in a post on the bottlehead forum to Garland. Just curious why not the 14ga solid copper?Thanks Mike H.
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you can only tighten binding posts so much [message #36037 is a reply to message #36035] |
Fri, 19 April 2002 05:46 ![Go to previous message Go to previous message](/forum/theme/AudioRoundTable/images/up.png) |
Sam P.
Messages: 307 Registered: May 2009
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but with pin connectors, and solid wire, any movement of the speaker cable will tend to allow the connection to loosen. Sure, you can get pliers and crank them tight enough. I feel a large gauge stranded cable, with many fine conductors, allows the wire to "crush" nicely when the binding post pressure is moderate. As Wayne said, stranded cable is more flexible, so movement won't strain the speaker wire/binding post connection. I think the mechanical concern of maintaining a tight and worry free connection precludes the use of large solid wire. Sam
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