[Guest]

I am assuming that the higher the strand count in power, the better?

 

[Guest]

Realistically, the only thing a higher strand count will get you is greater flexibility. That can be important when you want to fit a 1/0 guage power wire through a fire wall and under the interior carpet on the way back to your hatch. In terms of power and/or performance, strand count will make no discernible difference.

Peace,
Keane

 

[StreetConcepts]

keane is exactly correct with what he said. if you had 0 awg power wire that was low strand count it would not be possible to run it through a car. with high strand counts it will be alot more flexible

 

[James]

actually the reason for stranded wire is more for electrical conduction. The current distrubution on the cross section of a wire is concentrated around the outside. That means that if you have a solid wire you actually get less area for conduction then a stranded one.

 

[StreetConcepts]

that is true but flexiblity is the most important aspect to wiring in the automotive arena so that is the only way that heavy guage wire could be run through a vehicle was to go to a multi strand wire