can i run 8 guage to this amp??

[Civic96Lx 10+ year member]

im looking at the 500rms profile amp for a friend who doesnt want to change out his 8 guage wiring, is there anyway he can still run an 8 guage wire when it recommends 4 guage??

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-hUa7xd4GVeR/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?search=Profile+AP1000M&i=489AP1000M

it only has 2 25amp fuses..

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[kpozr2 10+ year member]

» 4-gauge power and ground leads recommended — wiring and hardware not included with amplifier

 

[Civic96Lx 10+ year member]

mm thanks.. does anyone know if it may work anyway or will it cause a fire hazard or something... is there any 500rms amps that i can run at 2ohm??

 

[Civic96Lx 10+ year member]

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[blackbonnie 5,000+ posts]

i would step up to 4 gauge, just because it recommends it, and its current draw will be more then the 8 gauge can handle, and will make the wire get hot, and could start a fire.

 

[Ku-sama]

run three more lines of 8?

 

[Blove1991 10+ year member]

Lol, Thats what I plan to do sort of with this amp I just picked up........Run 4 gauge and leave the 8 gauge in there and see how it does with both

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

8 is plenty for an over-rated 500w amp - regardless of profile's recommendations.

It's a bit of a marketing scheme on their part IMO -- a way of saying "This amp is so powerful it req's 4 ga!!" -- well...it's not, and it doesn't.

 

[mapolley07 10+ year member]

i ordered a profile amp that recommended 4ga wire but its fuses are two 30A fuses. 8ga is rated to ~80A so i'm just going to run 4ga to a distro and then 8ga to each of my amplifiers and then still be well under amp loads plus plenty of fusing to protect it all.

the only thing i was concerned about is that the profiles have 4ga. setscrew terminals so the 8ga. may not seat properly. i guess i will probably fold some strands back on the 8ga. to make it thicker so it fits tight in the terminal.