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<blockquote data-quote="Driv3" data-source="post: 8167971" data-attributes="member: 653237">Finally got around to purchasing a second amp and tomorrow I&#039;m looking to install it. Right now I got 4 awg cca on my power and ground to my sub amp(soundstream rubicon 1.1000d,4 ohms: 600 watts x 1 chan.2 ohms: 800 watts x 1 chan.1 ohm: 1000 watts x 1 chan.)Now im adding an autotek mean machine (not the new one but this one<a href="http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_24081_Autotek-MM4-400-R-B.html" target="_blank">Autotek MM4-400-RB (LS-mm4400-RB) Factory Refurbished, 800W RMS</a>4 ohms: 100 watts x 4 chan.2 ohms: 200 watts x 4 chan)So i bought all the components, got all the wire, but i am not sure about sizing. Can i keep the 4 awg power and have 2, 8 awgs on these 2 amps? i know the autotek will be fine but the rub? the only larger wire i have is 0/2 awg and i would use that have i had a large&nbsp; enough anl fuse holder. Can i just use an 8 awg to the auto tek and and a 4 awg&nbsp; to the rub or is that just redundant. btw here&#039;s the distribution block.<a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/300889735523?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&amp;amp;_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649" target="_blank">Lightning Audio 0 1 4 Gauge Input to 2 8 AWG Output Fused Distribution Block | eBay</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Driv3, post: 8167971, member: 653237"] Finally got around to purchasing a second amp and tomorrow I'm looking to install it. Right now I got 4 awg cca on my power and ground to my sub amp (soundstream rubicon 1.1000d, 4 ohms: 600 watts x 1 chan. 2 ohms: 800 watts x 1 chan. 1 ohm: 1000 watts x 1 chan.) Now im adding an autotek mean machine (not the new one but this one [URL="http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_24081_Autotek-MM4-400-R-B.html"]Autotek MM4-400-RB (LS-mm4400-RB) Factory Refurbished, 800W RMS[/URL] 4 ohms: 100 watts x 4 chan. 2 ohms: 200 watts x 4 chan) So i bought all the components, got all the wire, but i am not sure about sizing. Can i keep the 4 awg power and have 2, 8 awgs on these 2 amps? i know the autotek will be fine but the rub? the only larger wire i have is 0/2 awg and i would use that have i had a large enough anl fuse holder. Can i just use an 8 awg to the auto tek and and a 4 awg to the rub or is that just redundant. btw here's the distribution block. [URL="http://www.ebay.com/itm/300889735523?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649"]Lightning Audio 0 1 4 Gauge Input to 2 8 AWG Output Fused Distribution Block | eBay[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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