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by **cat007** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 6:20 pm

hey

Who knows where to buy, or better yet, has contacts, to get welding wire?

I'm wanting some very chunky 0 or 1 gauge cable to run from battery to inverter. Amp draw isn't a major as it's only a 1000watt inverter - but I want to have as minimal voltage loss and the bigger the cable the less voltage loss I'm going to get.....

Cheers

Hunt

by **deaf_rattle** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 6:34 pm

pretty sure jaycar does 1 gauge now?

by **Adydas** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 6:55 pm

how much do you want? what colour and what size?

I can get @ good pricing the Aflex (or other brand) welding cable.

http://www.firstflex.co.nz/cables.html

id reccomend an AFX035 or AFX050 being a 35 or 50mm based on
info such as 22amps, 5 meter runs etc.

Can also supply lugs and links to crimp and connect, flick us a PM

by **.samol.** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:48 pm

I have a contact...havnt used him in a while and prices are fluctuating but i should be able to get 50mm for $14 per m, also can put lugs on for an extra $2.50 hex crimped.... but postage from dunedin may be what kills it.

Sam

by **Alex B** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 1:40 am

Jaycar/DSE 1 gauge is a rip.

Pretty sure the likes of Blackwood Paykel sell welding cable.

by **Adydas** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 7:33 am

Im pritty confident im better than $14 per meter, and freight free..

021 792 757

by **escortman** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 7:50 am

next time im at boc il have a sus

by **cat007** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:22 am

Thank you for all your replies!

by **kekek** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 11:08 am

I ran 0 gauge on my audio install, and just bought it from boc. If I remember it wasn't too bad price wise.

by **fivebob** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:10 pm

cat007 wrote:Amp draw isn't a major as it's only a 1000watt inverter

hmm, 1000w @ 12v = 83amps... Nah that's not major :roll:

by **cat007** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:14 pm

fivebob wrote:
cat007 wrote:Amp draw isn't a major as it's only a 1000watt inverter

hmm, 1000w @ 12v = 83amps... Nah that's not major

exactly. It's not quite up there with cranking amps but its no interior light either....

by **Snoozin** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 1:50 pm

I got 5m of offcut 50mm2 welding flex for $30... from a sparky.

by **cat007** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 1:53 pm

Snoozin wrote:I got 5m of offcut 50mm2 welding flex for $30... from a sparky.

nice!

by **.samol.** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 4:54 pm

Adydas wrote:Im pritty confident im better than $14 per meter, and freight free..

021 792 757

Yea last year i used to get it below $10 per m then the prices started to jump.

by **evil_si** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:47 pm

my god $14 per meter, i havent priced it up for ages last time i got it i remember paying $3-4 a meter

by **Adydas** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 1:24 pm

joke is just like petrol copper pricings coming down to....

trade on 50mm is like $28...

by **cat007** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 6:39 pm

evil_si wrote:my god $14 per meter, i havent priced it up for ages last time i got it i remember paying $3-4 a meter

that price sounds much more appealing

by **spencer** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 7:19 pm

Where abouts are you? Ive got shit loads of 50mm^2 but cant be bothered to ship. Its going for beer money

by **cat007** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 12:41 pm

spencer wrote:Where abouts are you? Ive got sh*t loads of 50mm^2 but cant be bothered to ship. Its going for beer money

I'm in Auckland - well Silverdale actually - but I work just off Queen street in town....

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