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<blockquote data-quote="Ringwood" data-source="post: 5822771" data-attributes="member: 608987">Ok guys, I&#039;ve done more research and a little &quot;window shopping&quot;.Crutchfield&#039;s learning center has a lot of good information. While looking into amp wiring, and wiring kits, I came across this: <a href="http://www.crutchfield.com/Learn/learningcenter/car/cable_gauge_chart.html" target="_blank">http://www.crutchfield.com/Learn/learningcenter/car/cable_gauge_chart.html</a>Is this guide correct? My amp, at 50 RMS x4 channels, is putting out 200 Watts on all four channels. I the multiplied by two and divided by 13.8, to get 29 Amperes that my amplifier is drawing. It recommended doing this calculation with Watts RMS, which I used, but should I figure it with peak load handling watts instead?&nbsp; And also am I doing it right?&nbsp; I still have to figure out how much wiring I need (in length), but it looks like I should use 10 GA wiring.The price difference in 10GA to 8GA wire is about $10-$15, would it be alright to get larger gauge wire than I need? I know if I go too small I can restrict flow and possibly fry the wiring, but does larger than necessary wire have a downside?A lot of these kits have fancy, see-through insulation. Is this necessary? Or is it just for looks?How do I figure out what type of fuse I need? A lot of the wiring kits come with fuses, but I want to make sure I get the right protection.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ringwood, post: 5822771, member: 608987"] Ok guys, I've done more research and a little "window shopping". Crutchfield's learning center has a lot of good information. While looking into amp wiring, and wiring kits, I came across this: [URL="http://www.crutchfield.com/Learn/learningcenter/car/cable_gauge_chart.html"]http://www.crutchfield.com/Learn/learningcenter/car/cable_gauge_chart.html[/URL] Is this guide correct? My amp, at 50 RMS x4 channels, is putting out 200 Watts on all four channels. I the multiplied by two and divided by 13.8, to get 29 Amperes that my amplifier is drawing. It recommended doing this calculation with Watts RMS, which I used, but should I figure it with peak load handling watts instead? And also am I doing it right? I still have to figure out how much wiring I need (in length), but it looks like I should use 10 GA wiring. The price difference in 10GA to 8GA wire is about $10-$15, would it be alright to get larger gauge wire than I need? I know if I go too small I can restrict flow and possibly fry the wiring, but does larger than necessary wire have a downside? A lot of these kits have fancy, see-through insulation. Is this necessary? Or is it just for looks? How do I figure out what type of fuse I need? A lot of the wiring kits come with fuses, but I want to make sure I get the right protection. [/QUOTE]

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