Amp or Power Wire problem?

[Maxipads 10+ year member]

So i have a 2001 Chevy Silverado, which i run a BXi 2010d off of. I have a 4 Guage power wire with an 80 amp which i personally think isnt big enough to run but ive had a couple of people tell me it should be fine. Any how my amp tends to love to shut off. If i reconnect everything it only lights up a tad bit once the remote wire is in. Then if i go under my hood and wiggle the Ring terminal where the power connects to my Bat positive it sparks because its loosely on because my terminal ring where the 4 guage connects to i had to cut so it would fit around the positive. My Positive is a bolt that isnt connected to my bat just its run from the actual bat from a wire to a "housing box" type deal with a bolt in the middle. Well i had to cut the Ring because it was to small to fit and its sort of loose but it worked for a while. Well anyway after it sparks the amp turns back on fully and if i turn up my volume to where it normally is it shuts off UNLESS i hold the power cable in place on the housing. once i let go the amp dims again only recieiving power from the remote wire untill i wiggle the wire again. So i was wondering if this was because my ring terminal was chunty or because of an amp problem.

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[Blove1991 10+ year member]

Ring terminal.

Works fine with proper connection going by your summary.

Fix that and you should be okay.

 

[Maxipads 10+ year member]

Since it was threaded i tried to find a bolt that would fit it so i can tighten it down so the terminal doesnt move. But it's wierd because either the bolt is WAY to big or its to small by a fraction becuase it will tighten down about 1 thread then get stuck so i cant tighten it. I had e-rings on the bolt but the power wire moved up and down and didnt stay connected. Also my terminal is kinda burnt is ill take pictures under my hood.

 

[Maxipads 10+ year member]

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