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<blockquote data-quote="Vestax" data-source="post: 728650" data-attributes="member: 556319"><p>Specifically, if you have the Alpine V drive for your internal amp, then most likely it'll draw more current.</p><p></p><p>Stock wiring is usually 18 awg, and the stock radio utilizes somewhere between 7.5 amps to 10 amps of current. Look in your manual to see if it'll draw more than that. Again, it's fine to use stock wiring. If you needed more current, then your internal amp power will suffer due to insufficient wiring, and your system won't be as potentially loud.</p><p></p><p>If it does, then you need to upgrade the wiring to at least a 10 awg for 15 of 20 amps of current. It doesn't hurt to go bigger, it's just more expensive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vestax, post: 728650, member: 556319"] Specifically, if you have the Alpine V drive for your internal amp, then most likely it'll draw more current. Stock wiring is usually 18 awg, and the stock radio utilizes somewhere between 7.5 amps to 10 amps of current. Look in your manual to see if it'll draw more than that. Again, it's fine to use stock wiring. If you needed more current, then your internal amp power will suffer due to insufficient wiring, and your system won't be as potentially loud. If it does, then you need to upgrade the wiring to at least a 10 awg for 15 of 20 amps of current. It doesn't hurt to go bigger, it's just more expensive. [/QUOTE]
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