4 gauge ok for AQ1200D?

[benner410 10+ year member]

Going to be running about 15ft of cable to the trunk of my car, to the 1200amp running ~1200 RMS @ 1 ohm. Is 4 gauge ok for this setup?

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[ls2poweredgoat 5,000+ posts]

No.

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

No.

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[snfsh79077 10+ year member]

the AQ1200D only accepts 4g but you could always run a 1/0g split into a 4g...will you have any other amps?

 

[benner410 10+ year member]

No that's the only amp. How do I drop it down to a 4 to go to the amp?

 

[fasfocus00 5,000+ posts]

as long as the 4 ga is not split to anything else and make sure it's a good 4 ga, at 15 ft with an amp drawing that much current you'll fry cheap 4 gauge.

 

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

honestly for 60 bucks just go with knukoncepts 1/0 KLM kit and be done with it!

 

[Anniku989 10+ year member]

With some good 4gauge you'll be fine. If you go bigger, just get a distro block, (or fuse block) mount it next the to amp, run the 1/0 (or whatever you use) into that, and then a short piece of 4gauge to the amp

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

Bigger would be better, but as long as the 4 ga is properly fused it should work fine.

 

[benner410 10+ year member]

Will I notice a difference between the 1/0 and 4? I just don't want to spend more if I don't have to. But if I have to, I will.

 

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

do you ever plan on upgrading? if you do they buy the 1/0 the first time.

 

[groundpound4200 5,000+ posts]

much easier to run 1/0 the first time than to pull out the 4 gauge because it wasnt enough. I dont think that the AQ needs bigger than 4GA. by itself but its nice ot be able to upgrade.

 

[shaneb 10+ year member]

just run 1/0, in the long run, it will be cheaper. put a distro like this one http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=6316 it sells for5 bucks on ebay, and a small, very small, run of 4g to the amp, and you will be fine, and then in the future if you even want to upgrade to another amp or anything, you have the power in the trunk already with a open output onthe distro.

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

KNU 4gauge is what I used on the one I installed a few months back. Working fine, so unless you see an upgrade in the future no reason to run 1/0...

 

[skmfkr 5,000+ posts]

i can send you my 4awg power and grd wire and fuse holder with 120a or 125a fuse (cant remember) with the 1200d and hdc12 for an xtra $20.