8 ga enuff for a 600.1 and another amp

[jim163 10+ year member]

Is 8 ga. wire good enuff for a 600.1 and a 50 x 4 amp?

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[maylar 10+ year member]

No. 8 ga is good for 250-300 watts. OK for the 50X4 by itself. Even a 4 gage would be marginal to handle both.

 

[willll 10+ year member]

go to Wal-Mart and check out the scosche wiring kits, they have a chart on the back that tells you what gauge cable you need based on output power and length of the cable.

 

[evo2k3 10+ year member]

No. 8 ga is good for 250-300 watts. OK for the 50X4 by itself. Even a 4 gage would be marginal to handle both.

agreed.....4 if you want to play with fire (literally)....2 would be my recomendation.

 

[kingpin_jeffie 10+ year member]

Also think ahead.......do you see any higher power systems in the future?

If you do consider even putting in up to 0/1 ga.

 

[paikiah 5,000+ posts]

is 0/1 gauge enough to handle about 3000~3500watts RMS?

 

[DaBaller504 10+ year member]

I have 4 awg running back to a distro, 8 to my sub amp and 4 ch amp, the 8 awg to my amp is only a few inches. it runs fine

 

[LuNaTiC 10+ year member]

that should help

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

I have 4 awg running back to a distro, 8 to my sub amp and 4 ch amp, the 8 awg to my amp is only a few inches. it runs fine

well if we were only talking a couple inches it wouldnt be a problem.....but he's talking about using it as the main power wire....like ur 4ga.....

 

[kingpin_jeffie 10+ year member]

is 0/1 gauge enough to handle about 3000~3500watts RMS?

how long of a run are you talking about? more than 15 feet or so I might start to get a little worried.

 

[SteveOTheGreat 10+ year member]

i have a 4g amp kit and it can handle 3500 watts, i dunno why u would need any bigger than that !!!

 

[jbl_marshall21 10+ year member]

i have a 4g amp kit and it can handle 3500 watts, i dunno why u would need any bigger than that !!!

better call the fire department cuz ur gonna be burning down. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

u know u must be talking peak watts cuz i don't think 4 gauge could handle that too well. maybe a short while but after just a lil while ur gonna have some problems.