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Old Mar 31, 2007 | 10:21 PM
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Ground Wire

I see that ebay has red and blue ground wire, i was wondering if anyone sells black, or anyone know how i can make my own?
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Old Mar 31, 2007 | 11:05 PM
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Common ground wire for stereo systems can be black... Just used 8 guage or larger. But 8 should do nicely!
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Old Mar 31, 2007 | 11:15 PM
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I made my own using audio cable
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Old Apr 3, 2007 | 12:50 PM
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what's the usually cost on wire
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Old Apr 3, 2007 | 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by TougeOZ_04
I see that ebay has red and blue ground wire, i was wondering if anyone sells black, or anyone know how i can make my own?
What gauge are you looking for?
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Old Apr 4, 2007 | 05:26 AM
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ummm i see that 8 gauge is good would 4 gauge be better? i really don't know audio stuff so.
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Old Apr 4, 2007 | 06:56 AM
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4ga is bigger
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Old Apr 4, 2007 | 07:02 AM
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i need to find some too
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Old Apr 4, 2007 | 10:35 AM
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Buy a spool off Ebay... A lot of smaller stereo shops that go out of business auction off their spools on Ebay. Try there...
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Old Apr 5, 2007 | 11:51 AM
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would this work?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/4-GAU...QQcmdZViewItem
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Old Apr 5, 2007 | 11:58 AM
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Are you looking for a ground wire for audio purposes? If not...just go to Rona, Lowes (or if you must...Home Depot) and buy it. They should all have sheathed ground wire in 8 guage because that's the standard ground size for a 100A home service. (although house ground wire is not sheathed)

Anyway, I know Rona has it sheathed, in black as well as many other colors, but you probably don't have Rona around your parts
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Old Apr 5, 2007 | 12:11 PM
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audio cable is easier to work with
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Old Apr 5, 2007 | 12:15 PM
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This'll probably be a better buy... ( http://cgi.ebay.com/8-GAUGE-AWG-RED-...QQcmdZViewItem ) $.10 per ft and you can buy more!
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sweet thanks
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Old Apr 6, 2007 | 12:48 PM
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Sorry, miss quoted the auction... It said "$4.00 for first ft and .10 for each foot thereafter". Still a good deal!
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