Connecting 1/0 gauge wire to amp

[justafifteen 10+ year member]

How do I do this, if my amp does not have a direct connection for the wire? I can't find anywhere that sells 1/0 gauge spade connectors, local or online. All I can find are ring terminals, but that only lets me connect the wire to my battery.

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[thegreatestpenn 5,000+ posts]

either fused distro or put a small spade (for like 4ga wire) on the 1/0. you'd have to shave the bare wire down in order to fit the smaller spade on

 

[justafifteen 10+ year member]

either fused distro or put a small spade (for like 4ga wire) on the 1/0. you'd have to shave the bare wire down in order to fit the smaller spade on

I thought about the smaller spade, but wouldn't that really like, make the whole wire 4ga pretty much?

 

[Chris Z 10+ year member]

You could try separating them in two strands, and then stack them, crimp the terminals on and then electric tape it all up so it'll stay. That's what my friend did for my 4 gauge wire to fit into my 8 gauge terminals on my amp.

 

[Blue Fury 10+ year member]

What amp do you have?

 

[thegreatestpenn 5,000+ posts]

I thought about the smaller spade, but wouldn't that really like, make the whole wire 4ga pretty much?

no, its only a small section being reduced. if anything it'd work like a real big fuse.

 

[justafifteen 10+ year member]

What amp do you have?

I currently have

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8679726&type=product&id=1197678618474

I'm going to buy an Audioque 1200D in a few months, which should work fine with the 1/0 wire. I just don't feel like going that long without subs, so yeah.

 

[thegreatestpenn 5,000+ posts]

you'd be better off doing a fused distro then running the appropriate wire size with a spade on it to the amp

 

[Eddie Havok 10+ year member]

just distro it down to 8 gauge. that amp doesn't need 1/0.

 

[justafifteen 10+ year member]

just distro it down to 8 gauge. that amp doesn't need 1/0.

I know my amp doesn't need it, but I have the power wire for the next amp I'm going to buy. I don't really see a point in spending money on more 8ga wire and a distro box, so would the "4-gauge spade and shaving the bare wire" thing work fine for a while?

 

[BeAlLsTaR13 10+ year member]

I know my amp doesn't need it, but I have the power wire for the next amp I'm going to buy. I don't really see a point in spending money on more 8ga wire and a distro box, so would the "4-gauge spade and shaving the bare wire" thing work fine for a while?

better of just running it to a distro then having the 8g go to that amp then whatever gauge going to the other, most reasonable

 

[x1le 10+ year member]

you could use reducers also if they'll fit.

 

[-Leister- 10+ year member]

I would just get the distro.

 

[lileddie1127 10+ year member]

http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=stinger+wire+reducer+&_sacat=0&_trksid=p3286.m270.l1313&_odkw=stinger+wire+reducer+1%2F0&_osacat=0

I use these for my orion 400.4 (overkill ftw) I trimmed the end piece with a dremmel...works like a champ.

 

[justafifteen 10+ year member]

Thanks for the advice everyone. I think I'll do the distro for now