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Silver Member Username: Snowball123West Allis, WI United States Post Number: 549 Registered: Oct-07 | is 4 gauge enough to run 1000-1200 watts off of or do you think i should upgrade to 0/1 gauge? |
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Platinum Member Username: Nyyfan1315 MAG USA Post Number: 9148 Registered: Jul-06 | 4 gauge is fine. 0 gauge wouldn't hurt. |
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Silver Member Username: Snowball123West Allis, WI United States Post Number: 550 Registered: Oct-07 | hmm. what do you think the max power that can be run on 4 gauge. |
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Platinum Member Username: RedlinerWilmington, Ma Post Number: 4182 Registered: Jun-05 | you should go with 0 i mean you can get away with it but the smaller the wire the more it chokes out the current so you might overheat your amp just safer to go with the correct size of 0 |
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Silver Member Username: Snowball123West Allis, WI United States Post Number: 551 Registered: Oct-07 | alright thanks. now got another question. haha. i plan on running diamond hex's soon. think 8 gauge would be plenty or go to 4 gauge? |
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Bronze Member Username: WaresgaragestereoFort Valley, GA Post Number: 61 Registered: Mar-08 | you can do it with 4ga but i'd get some bigger stuff like they said. IMO it would save you money in the longrun b/c if you ever upgrade. you wont have to waste time replacing perfectly good wire. |
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Bronze Member Username: WaresgaragestereoFort Valley, GA Post Number: 62 Registered: Mar-08 | www.knukonceptz.com |
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Silver Member Username: Snowball123West Allis, WI United States Post Number: 552 Registered: Oct-07 | i know what knukonceptz is man. thanks though. haha. |
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Platinum Member Username: Nd4spd18Northwest PA Post Number: 7228 Registered: Jul-06 | ~1300w is the max for 4 gauge. |
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Silver Member Username: Snowball123West Allis, WI United States Post Number: 553 Registered: Oct-07 | alright thanks M.S. but from the other question. should i run 8 gauge or 4 gauge. it'll be roughly 300 watts total. |
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Bronze Member Username: WaresgaragestereoFort Valley, GA Post Number: 64 Registered: Mar-08 | 8ga will work rated for 537 watts. here the wire chart http://www.bcae1.com/wire.htm |
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Silver Member Username: Snowball123West Allis, WI United States Post Number: 554 Registered: Oct-07 | 537 is for class d. either way. looks like ill be fine. thanks. |
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Bronze Member Username: WaresgaragestereoFort Valley, GA Post Number: 67 Registered: Mar-08 | no problem |
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Platinum Member Username: JtownTeam RD, Texas Post Number: 2721 Registered: Mar-07 | "you should go with 0 i mean you can get away with it but the smaller the wire the more it chokes out the current so you might overheat your amp just safer to go with the correct size of 0" you won't overheat the amp, disregard that post. 4ga is perfectly fine, but it's always a good idea to upgrade to 0ga. M.S. I PM'd you a few days ago, did you get it? |
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Silver Member Username: Kyle_lowePost Number: 873 Registered: Apr-06 | i would say 4 gauge would be alright but 0 gauge would be a bit better, especially if you decide to upgrade in the future |
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Platinum Member Username: RedlinerWilmington, Ma Post Number: 4183 Registered: Jun-05 | thieves depending on the circumstance you can overheat your amp |
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Platinum Member Username: Nd4spd18Northwest PA Post Number: 7236 Registered: Jul-06 | You are NOT going to overheat 4 gauge wire with a 1200w amp. |
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Platinum Member Username: Th3pwn3rPost Number:... Post Number: 7770 Registered: Jul-06 | You might as well spend the money now and get yourself some 1/0 awg and save yourself money in the future. |
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Platinum Member Username: Nd4spd18Northwest PA Post Number: 7239 Registered: Jul-06 | Agreed thats what I would do. But there would be no problems if you did use 4 gauge. |
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Platinum Member Username: Dakangofkrunk16Boca Raton, Florida Post Number: 1468 Registered: May-07 | 4 wag has a max fuse rating of 125 amps |
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Platinum Member Username: Th3pwn3rPost Number:... Post Number: 7784 Registered: Jul-06 | Yea, to the OP, you'd be fine on 4 gauge wiring but if you can afford it just go for the 0 gauge and save yourself in the long run when you get bit by the upgrade bug. |
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Silver Member Username: Snowball123West Allis, WI United States Post Number: 555 Registered: Oct-07 | well i have 4 gauge now. thats why i was wondering. sometime in the future i will get some 0 or 1 gauge. |
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Diamond Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 15693 Registered: Jun-06 | I have some left if you're ever interested. $2/ft plus shipping. |
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Silver Member Username: Drant19DUB-C, TX Post Number: 683 Registered: Aug-07 | "sometime in the future i will get some 0 or 1 gauge." your already planning to run that wire, so why not do it now? save yourself some hassle. DO IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME! |
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Platinum Member Username: JtownTeam RD, Texas Post Number: 2725 Registered: Mar-07 | "You are NOT going to overheat 4 gauge wire with a 1200w amp." thank you. M.S. I PM'd you, wtf? lol |
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Silver Member Username: Snowball123West Allis, WI United States Post Number: 556 Registered: Oct-07 | cause i dont have money to spend to get it. |
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