Ground wire?

adam Silver Member Username: Hockeyknight Post Number: 146 Registered: Apr-06	Posted on Monday, May 08, 2006 - 21:34 GMT can the ground wire be a different gage then the power?? and if anyone has any wiring tips let me know im about to do my first install..thankyou!
TJ Silver Member Username: Thomas_g NM Post Number: 406 Registered: Oct-05	Posted on Monday, May 08, 2006 - 22:07 GMT Im not sure about the gage part, but my tips are keep it under 36 inches and bolt it down really good where its not loose.
Matt Kitzis Silver Member Username: Usask8er1 Appleton, Wisconsin USA Post Number: 106 Registered: Jun-05	Posted on Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 00:13 GMT You can have it differnet size but if its going to be different I recomend you have the ground larger, right now I have 0 ground and 4 on the power and it works great for me.
[...Rovin...] Gold Member Username: Rovin Trinidad & T... Post Number: 7721 Registered: Jul-05	Posted on Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 00:55 GMT it can be same size or larger BUT never smaller than ur power wire - & yes keep it less than 3ft long.....
charlie Gold Member Username: Redliner Wilmington, Ma Post Number: 1795 Registered: Jun-05	Posted on Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 00:57 GMT really rovin cause i have 0 gauge power but have 4 gauge ground wire should i change that
S.P.D Silver Member Username: Scott_debaker Pittsburgh, P.A. U.S.A. Post Number: 294 Registered: Feb-06	Posted on Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 01:25 GMT my friend he had 8g wire an the ground wire burnt so we upgraded it to 4g stinger wire an the ground is gettin hott whats the proplem hes usin a boss 1600 that pounds 4 sum reason lol an its only takin out 50amps
[...Rovin...] Gold Member Username: Rovin Trinidad & T... Post Number: 7722 Registered: Jul-05	Posted on Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 03:24 GMT well charlie i take it ur 0gauge is going into a distro block which then splits into (2) 4g wires , 1 / amp - if thats ur case then 4g ground wire is ok . what i meant above is if u have like a 4g power wire going into ur amp then DO NOT use like a smaller 8g ground wire ..........
charlie Gold Member Username: Redliner Wilmington, Ma Post Number: 1797 Registered: Jun-05	Posted on Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 14:14 GMT no i have 0 gauge power wire going straight into my amp no dist block then i just have the 4g ground coming off the amp
[...Rovin...] Gold Member Username: Rovin Trinidad & T... Post Number: 7729 Registered: Jul-05	Posted on Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 15:33 GMT Hmmmm - u amp can accept 0G wire !? , thats different cause most amps can only take a 4G wire Well if urs can then it should also take a 0G ground wire as well which u should put .......
charlie Gold Member Username: Redliner Wilmington, Ma Post Number: 1799 Registered: Jun-05	Posted on Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 23:58 GMT ya okay ill look into it

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