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Gold Member Username: Cenus4, 20 Post Number: 2416 Registered: Jan-05 | what would happen if i ran 2ga for a ground and 4ga for a power wire, see my brother has a piece of 2ga wire but its only like 13in long, so i was gonna use for my ground then some day upgrade to 2ga power wire, so would running 4ga for power and 2ga for ground hurt the amp, i wouldn't see it would but figured i'd ask anyway. ohh and if makes any difference im only running about 600wrms. |
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Silver Member Username: Matt_stuPost Number: 132 Registered: Jun-06 | i dont see it would be a problem. i have 4 gauge ground and 8 gauge power wire and i havnt notice any side effects yet. im hopein to upgrade to 4 gauge soon |
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Silver Member Username: HockeyknightPost Number: 407 Registered: Apr-06 | no problems...... if u ran 4ga ground and 2ga power then u might run into some problems but i think ull be fine |
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Silver Member Username: Bass__monkeyLas Vegas, Nevada U.S. of A. Post Number: 172 Registered: Sep-06 | u'll be fine... if u have a greater distance from GROUND upping it to larger guage helps... ur power wire is fine. |
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Gold Member Username: RedlinerWilmington, Ma Post Number: 2803 Registered: Jun-05 | matt u need to upgrade you have to much power going through those. First off if the wire gets 2 hot it's going to melt. Yes i have seen it happen second with small wire your probably choking your amps cause the wire candle handle a to of current through it. So if your amps are getting hot or overheating switch it asap cause your killing them. |
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Silver Member Username: RiskybPost Number: 306 Registered: Feb-06 | http://www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm The calculator passed the chart will tell you how much voltage you will drop. |
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Silver Member Username: Matt_stuPost Number: 133 Registered: Jun-06 | charlie i havnt had any problems with heat i have a 4 gauge for power but then it splits into 8 gauge for each amplifier. then i use 4 gauge for the grounds because i plan to upgrade the power wire to a bigger gauge the use 4 gauge for the power wires going to the amps. |