DIY Outlet Box-Help with wire choices


I am building an outlet extension box which will use 2 Shunyata outlets and a furutech IEC inlet, all put inside a nice aluminum box. I will be plugging this into my Shunyata Hydra4 to extend the amount of outlets for the system.

I am looking for suggestions on 12 gauge solid core wire (copper or silver) to use internally. Can someone steer me to the correct web site and offer their thoughts?
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Showing 2 responses by williewonka

I started with plain romex 12 gauge - then switched to DH Labs 12 gauge stranded (from a piece of their power cable) - the improvements were quite noticeable even with the short lengths of 5-10 inches.

I use small copper spades or spring clip termination on all joints/switches, which increases the surface area of the joint which appears to provide better transient response.

I also use a bus-bar approach rather than runing the wire from outlet to outlet. (See my system for a schematic)

Net effect is that I cannot tell the difference whether the sources are plugged directly into the wall outlet or the power distribution box

I use 10 gauge Furutech into the power distribution box and 13 gauge Furutech from there to the souce components - amp is direct to the wall outlet with a 10 gauge Furutech cable

All mains connectors are silver plated copper and I use Pass and Seymour MRI outlets in the distribution box and wall outlets.

Not really an answer to your question, just another approach :-)
This site has some nice boxes

http://www.vt4c.com/shop/program/main.php?group_id=2&cat_id=1038

Regards