Whats the best brand for wiring kits out there?

 

Silver Member
Username: Safa19

Post Number: 256
Registered: Apr-05
im looking for 2-gauge amp kit and i dont know if the brand matters or not because they seem to range in price quite a bit so there has to be a difference right? so whats the top 3 brands, im looking to keep it under $100 for power wire, ground, rcas and a couple feet of speaker wire thanks
 

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Username: Chaunb3400

Huntsville, Alabama U.S.

Post Number: 4190
Registered: Jul-05
All wires are the same, I would just make sure i got a nice set of rca cables
 

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Username: Chaunb3400

Huntsville, Alabama U.S.

Post Number: 4191
Registered: Jul-05
http://www.knukonceptz.com/

and

http://www.ebay.com
 

Silver Member
Username: Safa19

Post Number: 257
Registered: Apr-05
also if i have 2 amps and i have the small blue signal wire from the back of my head unit going to one amp what do i do about the other one?
 

Silver Member
Username: Safa19

Post Number: 258
Registered: Apr-05
I read some where that some power wires have a higher thread count that lets it carry more power is that true or not? (it was about rockford fosgate)
 

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Username: Blainew

Post Number: 624
Registered: Nov-05
you can split the wire...
 

Silver Member
Username: Blainew

Post Number: 625
Registered: Nov-05
well ..dont ACTUALY split it...run the REM from the HU to the amps...then run sepaarte REMS from each amp..then splice the two to the one coming from the HU
 

Silver Member
Username: Safa19

Post Number: 259
Registered: Apr-05
so make it like a Y so that it breaks off to each amp? also what is a good brand for RCA cables?
 

Silver Member
Username: Safa19

Post Number: 260
Registered: Apr-05
what about a kit like this

http://www.hifisoundconnection.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/1458707/vpcsid/0 /SFV/30046/sret/1221322015222223224281212217282215212219286219216233290233234295 228227242229232245244237248243244

it has everything in it but im doubting the quality of the RCAs... will a 2 guage kit be enought for 1200watts rms (orion 1200D)??? thanks for the help
 

Silver Member
Username: Safa19

Post Number: 261
Registered: Apr-05
how can a battery like this...

http://www.hifisoundconnection.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/1333953/vpcsid/0 /SFV/30046/sret/1221322015222223224281212217282215212219286219216233290233234295 228227242229232245244237248243244

have such a high amp out put if my alternator only puts out 105?
 

Silver Member
Username: Tdbdadrummer

Post Number: 917
Registered: Aug-05
Any wiring kit works, just make sure, you get good RCA's like Chauncey said, HOWEVER, I don't see that even they're that important.

As really, wire still is wire.
 

Silver Member
Username: N2audio

Lawrence, Ks USA

Post Number: 271
Registered: Mar-04
"how can a battery like this...

http://www.hifisoundconnection.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/1333953/vpcsid/0 /SFV/30046/sret/1221322015222223224281212217282215212219286219216233290233234295 228227242229232245244237248243244

have such a high amp out put if my alternator only puts out 105?"


Even the $40 cheapo's can produce a few hundred amps at ~12v for several seconds at a time.


An alternator's current output is limited by the number of windings in the case - while your battery produces current from a chemical reaction. As long as an alternator can provide enough voltage to keep the battery charged it can produce hundreds of amps of current for a few seconds at a time often over a span of 5 years or more.
 

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Username: Safa19

Post Number: 262
Registered: Apr-05
wow didnt know that about batteries thanks...


but back to the wiring kit, does the size of the fuse matter? because i found a 2 guage kit that has a 60amp fuse and a 4 guage kit that has a 150amp fuse. Shouldnt those be reveresed since 2 gauge wire carries more power or would the 60amp be enought for an orion 1200D??
 

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Username: Scubasteve

College Park, MD

Post Number: 851
Registered: May-05
Kicker and JL wiring is pretty nice, but I don't always get them, both are up there in price if you buy retail.
 

Silver Member
Username: N2audio

Lawrence, Ks USA

Post Number: 277
Registered: Mar-04
A 2 ga kit using a 60A fuse would make me wonder if it's really 2 ga wire. Some of the cheap wiring kits aren't exactly honest on the thickness of the wire.

But yes, a 2 ga wire can carry about 40% more current than 4.

helpful page --
http://www.bcae1.com/wire.htm
 

Silver Member
Username: Safa19

Post Number: 264
Registered: Apr-05
yea it is by power accoutics

http://www.hifisoundconnection.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/1458707/vpcsid/0 /SFV/30046/sret/1221322015222223224281212217282215212219286219216233290233234295 228227242229232245244237248243244

can you check it out for me?
 

Silver Member
Username: N2audio

Lawrence, Ks USA

Post Number: 279
Registered: Mar-04
I put an email into PA regarding that kit. I'll let you know if they reply.

Assuming it IS truly 2 ga I would suggest purchasing the Sound Quest ANL fuse holder for another $6.25 and an ANL fuse (150 or 200A) for $3.15 along with the kit and you'd have a good sized wiring set up for less than $40 + shipping.
 

Gold Member
Username: Suleman36

Maryland U.S.A.

Post Number: 2818
Registered: Feb-05
www.knukonceptz.com

simple and plain.
 

Silver Member
Username: Safa19

Post Number: 268
Registered: Apr-05
yea but i need 2 gauge and they dont carry any by the foot
 

Silver Member
Username: N2audio

Lawrence, Ks USA

Post Number: 303
Registered: Mar-04
Got a very surprising reply from PA...

My email to them:
"I'm looking at the Kit-2G. I know some of the cheapo ebay wiring kits use smaller wire than advertised, and judging by the 80A fuse that comes with the kit-2g I'm wondering if that isn't the case on the Power Acoustik kits. Can you give me the acutal current capacity of that kit, or what it's specified rms power limit is? I would like to replace the 80A agu fuse with an ANL possibly as large as 200A and just want to be sure the wire in that kit is truely 2 gauge."

Their reply:
"Hello Justin,


IF your looking for good 2 gage wire then you will need to pay the money.

Reynaldo Chavez Power Acoustik
Power Acoustik Att: Parts Dept.
Technical Services
1550 S. Maple Ave.
Tel-(800)-832-4647 Montebello, CA 90640
Fax- (323) 722-1122"


Wow - talk about brutal honesty. Not something you hear a lot of these days.
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