anyone have a diagram for wire gauges etc

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

just wondering if anyone has a diagram for what gauge wire can run a certain current through it. example: 1000 watt amp needs to use 4 gauge wire and it needs to be less than 5 feet...or something along those lines

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[ANeonRider 10+ year member]

http://www.the12volt.com/info/recwirsz.asp

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

thanks man. iused to have it in my favorites and i clicked on every audio link and couldnt find it. doesnt quite go up as high as i want but from what i can tell, im gonna need to run 1/0 gauge every where lol

 

[ANeonRider 10+ year member]

Why so small? 2/0 that sucka

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

1/0 gauge is small? maybe i meant 0/1. that better? i though it went 14, 12 blah blah then 2 gauge and then finally 1 gauge but i always see people write it as 0/1 or 1/0. whats the difference?

 

[ANeonRider 10+ year member]

lol, i was kidding around, it goes:

10

8

4

2

1/0

2/0

3/0

4/0

etc etc etc

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

lol, i was kidding around, it goes:
10

8

4

2

1/0

2/0

3/0

4/0

etc etc etc

haha shit thats good to know. i knew it went the lower the number the bigger the wire, then you said use 2/0 and i was like what the **** haha. thanks man