4 awg or 0

[assassyn 10+ year member]

I bought a kicker zx1500.1 of a friend, He had it hooked up with 0 gauge wire, I only have 4 gauge. will this hurt my amp?

What if I had a battery in the trunk? so it don't have to pull the juice all that far

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[Kastlez_ 10+ year member]

that's alot of power to run on 4awg

 

[assassyn 10+ year member]

can I run 2 4 gauge wires insted

 

[gearhound17 10+ year member]

I always heard if its below 1000 watts its ok to run on 4ga.

Over 1k requires 1/0.

 

[AlterEgo99 5,000+ posts]

The length of wire also determines the size...how long is your run?

 

[Funky Pups 10+ year member]

just buy 1/0 man you will be happy you did iin the future

 

[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

You probably could get away with 4awg, but you might as well get 1/0 for future upgrades.

 

[assassyn 10+ year member]

I want to get 0 awg but i am broke. is it going to hurt the amp with 4 awg, if it is I will not use it intill i get better wires

 

[AlterEgo99 5,000+ posts]

I'd suggest patience until you get some cash for 0 gauge...better safe than sorry! Patience grasshoppa', patience! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[MakeshiftAudio 10+ year member]

You're fine on 4AWG, but I would say go with 1/0AWG.

 

[assassyn 10+ year member]

will a cable from a welder work? my car is soooooo long, well ok 20 feet long and I cant pay $4 per foot. but I do have a big battery in the trunk so the amp dont have to pull the power though 20 feet of 4 gauge ever time it hits.

I also have a CAP from walmart. is it use less or should I use it?

 

[MisterGrubbs 5,000+ posts]

Cap useless.

The battery in the rear is great, that means that the amplifier wont have to try to pull say 130 amps of current through the 20ft of 4awg as you mentioned. If your lead into the amplifier is only 3-4ft long, it shouldnt be as big of a deal.

Just know that the battery will not charge as fast, although I cant be certain you'll notice much of a difference with only 1500w rms, roughly, coming from it.

In sum, you should be fine.

Also - - - if nothing else, spend 20 bucks and buy yourself a digital volt meter, put it on the rear battery and watch it, just in case //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[csu87 10+ year member]

will a cable from a welder work? my car is soooooo long, well ok 20 feet long and I cant pay $4 per foot. but I do have a big battery in the trunk so the amp dont have to pull the power though 20 feet of 4 gauge ever time it hits.

I also have a CAP from walmart. is it use less or should I use it?

i use welding cable 1/0 gauge and its great. i only paid $30 for 25ft.

ditch the cap. you shouldnt need one if your electrical is up to par.

 

[gotparts90 10+ year member]

welding wire works great. I have found it to be better than car audio wire over time, holds up better think it has to be able to be dragged around rubbing against crap all day and getting hot sparks rained on it. But it does not always look as pretty. You can order colors but black is what most places carry on the shelf.

 

[assassyn 10+ year member]

My Cap has a Volt meter, i wonder if I can take it apart and take the volt meter. or would the Cap hurt anything if I had it hooked up for the voltage meter