wire for vero29 build

[hybridcheef]

Hey i built a 9 cob 3 bar setup with vero29s and im doing remote ballast so i need to find some 14gauge wire to go from the lights to the ballast but at home depot i bought some solid core 14 gauge but all the wire they have there for some reason is stiff as hell and says gasonline and fire resistant, its just way to hard to work with and stiff, i dont know if anyone else has used the wire there or seen the ones in small spools, sold for like 10 to 15 bucks a piece for 50 feet. i just want some wire thats soft lol like normal wire. each driver is an hlg 240 2100, so can anyone show me some wire on lowes or home depot web site i can use?

 

[RandomHero8913]

Why not just go 14g stranded?

 

[HydoDan]

I use extension cords.. Cheaper than bulk wire..

 

[xX_BHMC_Xx]

Solid core wire will always be stiffer than stranded of the same guage, and 14ga is pretty thick.

 

[SouthCross]

Isn't 14 gauge strain wire, car speaker wire?

 

[xX_BHMC_Xx]

Subwoofers maybe...

This is what you want:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004BT8EWM/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1496007681&sr=1-2&refinements=p_n_feature_two_browse-bin:6426163011&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&dpPl=1&dpID=31yH0pXUaOL&ref=plSrch

 

[nfhiggs]

Hey i built a 9 cob 3 bar setup with vero29s and im doing remote ballast so i need to find some 14gauge wire to go from the lights to the ballast but at home depot i bought some solid core 14 gauge but all the wire they have there for some reason is stiff as hell and says gasonline and fire resistant, its just way to hard to work with and stiff, i dont know if anyone else has used the wire there or seen the ones in small spools, sold for like 10 to 15 bucks a piece for 50 feet. i just want some wire thats soft lol like normal wire. each driver is an hlg 240 2100, so can anyone show me some wire on lowes or home depot web site i can use?

I use 14 gauge speaker wire from Frys. 7.99 for a 25' roll.

 

[hybridcheef]

Subwoofers maybe...

This is what you want:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004BT8EWM/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1496007681&sr=1-2&refinements=p_n_feature_two_browse-bin:6426163011&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&dpPl=1&dpID=31yH0pXUaOL&ref=plSrch

yea thats the stuff i was looking for i just couldnt find it at home depot. i have some solid core wire and its nothing like the solid core wire i just got at home depot. even the stranded wire from home depot is so stiff that whichever way you bend it, it stays, . same brand is stiff as fuck. i dont get it. they dont sell regular bulk wire?

 

[SouthCross]

yea thats the stuff i was looking for i just couldnt find it at home depot. i have some solid core wire and its nothing like the solid core wire i just got at home depot. even the stranded wire from home depot is so stiff that whichever way you bend it, it stays, . same brand is stiff as fuck. i dont get it. they dont sell regular bulk wire?

Stop by a radio shop. There's a pawnshop close by that carries radio stuff, boxes...and wire. They have spools of it and it's not bad on prices.

If there's a junk yard by you. They never pull the aftermarket speaker wires. You can find a bunch in 20ft lengths.