Re: Power wire. 8ga.?

Mannyb18b wrote:
MOSFET Wrote:
I'm sorry, I had just read KU40's post, and not your original post when
I
posted my reply.

OK, IMHO, there's no such thing as too many power wires (or too thick).
Just take a look at my system at:
http://www428.pair.com/mosfet/mtx.html

DON'T PULL ANY WIRES OUT!!!! You may need them for something else in
the
future. I would ADD the four gauge and use that for your subwoofer amp
ONLY (it might be overkill NOW, but you may buy a much larger subwoofer
amp
in the future, this way you're all set). That will leave you with two
eight
gauge wires for your two other amps. This way, you won't need to buy a
distribution block. And your ready for any amp upgrades. That's how I
would do it.

MOSFET

"Ericfg" <efgaumann@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1157115710.521327.315170@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Is 8 gauge OK?
In my current system my installer installed (?!?) TWO 8 gauge power
wires from the battery to my two amps (one wire for each).
I've been looking to add a single, smaller amp for the front end and
have been therefore looking for a distribution block to help power
that
third amp. In looking for said blocks almost all I can find accept
4ga. power leads from the battery and split up into 8ga. out to the
amps.

This raises the question:
A) Should I uninstall the two 8ga. power leads and reinstall one
4ga.?
or
B) Can I shove the 8ga. leads in a 4ga. hole in the dist block and go
from there?

Thoughts?

BTW; amps are: 4x60RMS for the mids, 2x150RMS for the subs (and both
are relatively high current) and I'm looking at a 2x30/35rms for the
front end.

Thanks,
Eric G.


You run 4 caps?

I will now take whatever you say with a grain of salt.


I think it is 5 caps... If your quoting Mosfet's post.
MF> I use five capacitors (one for each amp and one next to the battery) for a total of four farads; Optima Yellow-top battery; Phoenix Gold 200 amp circuit breaker, and PG connectors; 4 gauge power cables used throughout

Five.... 1.2.3.4.5.... 5 Caps.!!
Wasted money for one.. (and one next to the battery) useless IMHO..
I ran 1/0 from bat - distro. 4ga to the amps. Overkill but anticipated future upgrades.. Still waiting on the upgrades :)

No Caps Here!

FD
.

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