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I have a 1/0, 4, and 8ga setup. From the battery, I have 1/0 through a t-block (to splice in with the main power cable) around the spare tire well to a dual fuse block. One fuse is dedicated for my cap, and the other is dedicated to a distribution block to power my amps. From that fuse block, I am using 4ga to the cap and 4ga to the power distribution block. My power cables at the amps are 8ga cables and the grounds are 4ga setups. A larger ground will allow for a better flow of clean power for better amp performance. At the ground distribution point, my 4ga wires merge to a short 1/0ga wire. Here is a diagram of what I have put together for my system:
Hope this helps dude.
hope you know that is a dangerous way to hook up your goodies for some reference check out this site Basic Car Audio Electronics number 14 is all about fuses when to use and what size to use.........
^^^ What you don't see in the diagram is that the power distribution block is fused. Each amp is fused on the amp as well. For all of my setups, I keep the gains turned no further than halfway up to prevent overheating and clipping. I used ground cables larger than my power cables in order to better power distribution and circuit protection. Car audio has been my thing for years, and my background consisted of circuit board repair before boards were so cheap to buy, so I got this power and grounding on lock. I think I am telling on myself about how old I am. LOL. My system now is not as big as other systems I have had in the past, so I am not concerned with hot wires and run foul-ups, line noise, and overworked amps. Thank God I have learned with the times. With this setup, I am pushing under 2400W. I have an 4CH 800W amp for hi/low outputs, and two 2CH 800W amps running on each coil for a stable 2 ohm load per amp. So far, so good. I can drive from Atlanta to Dallas and the amps never overheat once. Gotta love it.
Cool deal just dont want to see anyone blow there stuff or have there ride catch on fire ... anyone unsure about hooking up electrical you should check out the link above it has a lot of great info.........
^^ It is funny that you mention that. I was racing down I-20 in my Dodge Intrepid on dubs against a roommate of mine in an Ack Integra. (Even then, Dodge had a V6 that was putting them down.) Well, to make a long story short, I saw him slow down and pull over against the median wall, so I slowed down. I pulled off and backed up on to find that his car was full of smoke. Lo and behold, his audio setup caught on fire. LOL. Imagine that. The moral to this story is that it is good to learn from other people's mistake.
Note: I forgot to mention that I only use oxygen-free cable. You can't start a fire if there is no air.
^^ It is funny that you mention that. I was racing down I-20 in my Dodge Intrepid on dubs against a roommate of mine in an Ack Integra. (Even then, Dodge had a V6 that was putting them down.) Well, to make a long story short, I saw him slow down and pull over against the median wall, so I slowed down. I pulled off and backed up on to find that his car was full of smoke. Lo and behold, his audio setup caught on fire. LOL. Imagine that. The moral to this story is that it is good to learn from other people's mistake.
Note: I forgot to mention that I only use oxygen-free cable. You can't start a fire if there is no air.
oxygen-free cable in no way will stop fires oxygen-free is saying the copper itself has no oxygen making it less susceptible to corrosion... Most fires will start because the wire itself gets so hot it melts the outside covering, the wire then becomes exposed to whatever is around and if its flammable material then you have a fire....
10-05-2008, 11:43 PM
... anyone unsure about hooking up electrical you should check out the link above it has a lot of great info.........
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