do i need to upgrade electrical?

[AT@T tech 10+ year member]

4 gauge?

yes. if i could use that what size fuse then on each wire by the battery?

 

[bballrrt06 10+ year member]

100amps on each for that kind of distance.. no more.

 

[phyphoestilic 5,000+ posts]

incorrect. you fuse the wire not the amps. therefore 1/0 would be fine with a 250 or 300a fuse.

1/0 would be fine with a 250 or 300a fuse, but u want the fuse to pop if it draws more power than the amps can take. Its the same reason that the amps have an 90 and 40 fuse. U would want a 120a fuse so that if there was extra current spike from the battery it would pop the fuse right next to the battery and not the ones on ur amp. There would be no point for a 250 or 300a fuse if ur max draw is not gonna be more than 130ish anyways.

 

[AT@T tech 10+ year member]

100amps on each for that kind of distance.. no more.

well actually each wire will only be about 8-10 feet to where amps will be mounted. extended cab truck.

 

[phyphoestilic 5,000+ posts]

well actually each wire will only be about 8-10 feet to where amps will be mounted. extended cab truck.

U can run 2 runs of 4 gauge with no problem. Fuse each line with the max current draw of each amp. So 1 4 gauge wire with a 100 amp fuse, and a 40amp fuse on the 2nd run of 4 gauge.

 

[AT@T tech 10+ year member]

thanks it will save me alot of money. touchdown arkansas!