effects of underwiring

[pbnj22 10+ year member]

what are some effects of underwiring.. specifically to the subs?

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[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

voltage drop and a loss of power getting to the subs. In extreme cases damaged wire/melted insulation and a risk of fire.

 

[on1wheel01 10+ year member]

+1 so just dont do it

if your gonna build a system do it right not a half ass job

 

[Twank06"GTO' 10+ year member]

do it right the first time and you wont have to worry about it again

 

[twistedchild420 5,000+ posts]

True..i was messin around termlabing the other day....all of a sudden my bass cuts out...i open the door and smell smoke...ends up part of my positive speaker wire melted...i was using 12 gauge...should have been using 10 or 8 gauge for my DD....gotsta be mo careful !

 

[Pioneer~Saturn 5,000+ posts]

4-gauge speaker wire ftw //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[AlterEgo99 5,000+ posts]

Fire. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/blow_up.gif.f2a780e8b12ae09e264cb01720b8dca2.gif

 

[pbnj22 10+ year member]

can this ruin subs? i had 1000 watts running on 8 guage (thought it was 4 lol) but one day by sub just stop playin.. thought i blew it because the amp is more powerful but maybe something else went wrong and my sub is not blown

 

[fuggles 10+ year member]

Did 8 guage wire kill your sub? No.

Did you check the wiring? Terminals can be the weak link.

Maybe something else went wrong. Or maybe your sub is blown.

kent

 

[snb778 5,000+ posts]

12Ga should be fine... not gonna fit 2x8Ga wires (sometimes 3 depending on how its wired/ how many subs) into a single 8Ga sub terminal without trimming it up anyways

 

[muddin wolvy 10+ year member]

12Ga should be fine... not gonna fit 2x8Ga wires (sometimes 3 depending on how its wired/ how many subs) into a single 8Ga sub terminal without trimming it up anyways

Could you put one wire in the front half way, and then the other wire coming out of the back of the terminal also half way in? idk, just wondering I guess

 

[pbnj22 10+ year member]

12Ga should be fine... not gonna fit 2x8Ga wires (sometimes 3 depending on how its wired/ how many subs) into a single 8Ga sub terminal without trimming it up anyways

no were talkin power wire here.. like from the batery to the amp..