This is the stock power cord that comes with the Radio , Anyone upgraded to a heavier gauge wire I would of thought with a radio like this the power lead would be Better quality
3 pin power Cord for stryker 955
Discussion in 'CB Radio Forum' started by Side pipes, Dec 10, 2022.
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Looks like the power cord that most CB radios use. Any idea what gauge wire it is? I can't tell by looking at the picture. What size fuse is it?
I can't remember off the top of my head what the pep power is on the Stryker 955, but I would think the power cord should be at least 12 gauge wire. Although SSB isn't 100% duty cycle so the power cord that comes with the radio should be okay. I wouldn't think the factory would be dumb enough to skimp on the power cord size. You can upgrade the wire but the connector will still be the same, which may or not be a problem. -
Hey and Thanks for your reply ,
The fuse is 15 amp glass fuse stock radio Cord
It’s not 12 maybe 16 gauge I plan to go with 10 Gauge just trying to find a plug that opens up so I can solder heavy gauge wire and also Add a blade fuse holder , problem with these radio power cords they are molded and can’t be opened . -
This is a breaker that made a new power lead with 8 gauge and now doesn’t see any voltage Loss
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Edit: Those numbers for amps and wire gauge, are just a rule of thumb for a mode like SSB, or low power AM. If you are using a mode like FM or RTTY that really labors the PA in the radio, then I would recommend bumping the wire size up a gauge.Last edited: Dec 13, 2022
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Thanks for explaining the Amp draw and gauge of Wire I’ll make a note of that . -
Side pipes Thanks this.
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I went through this with a 955 not long ago. One of mine has had what they call “all the way mods” done to it. According to a bird meter stock it was averaging about 21 watts and pep around 85 with the stock cord. After mods it was averaging 40 and pep 115 still with the stock cord. Just keying up not talking on am it dropped .5-.6 volts and modulating it lost around 1.2 volts. On the same meter within a few minutes of testing it modded with the stock cord an upgraded 8 gauge cord was used and the loss was .1 volt dead key and .2 modulating . Average power went up from 40 watts to 48 and pep went up from 115 to 130. 8 gauge cord is not overkill it’s around about what they need, this is having a piece of the stock cord coming out of the plug just long enough to crimp 8 gauge to it. In my truck I ran 4 gauge wire from the battery to inside the cab and have about a foot long piece of the upgraded 8 gauge cord hooked to it.
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