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Home Depot Power Cord?

Hello, we all heard about the success with Home Depot's electrical extension cord used by DIY's for speaker wire.
Has any one tried to make a power cord with it?
I would assume that the lower the guage the better the performance, so if one selects a 7 guage extension cord it should be pretty good for low capacitance and open sound with wide sounstage.
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glen
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I trust you know that the lower the gauge the larger the wire?

There's no such thing as #7 gauge wire but if there were, one strand would be about as thick as a Sharpee and you'll need three strands to make a power cord.

I guess you could use #6 S.O. cord? Have fun putting the end caps on :^) BTW, that's good for around 60 amps.
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