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Hifonics Brutus Amps - need power wire gauge
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<blockquote data-quote="n2audio" data-source="post: 8538328" data-attributes="member: 540940"><p>I'd run GOOD 4 awg to a D-block and 8's to each amp, but going larger is never a bad thing.</p><p></p><p>The size of your fuses has less to do with the amps and more to do with the size of your wire.</p><p></p><p>Good 4 awg can be fused at 120. Fusing lower is fine, just don't fuse higher.</p><p></p><p>Good 2 awg is good for up to 200A, but with those two amps I'd still fuse it at ~120. There's no reason to go higher, and having it lower just means a little more protection if the wire is ever shorted.</p><p></p><p>Those 60A amplifiers would probably never blow a 40A fuse unless you played a few minutes worth of full volume sine waves.</p><p></p><p>I've been running a 100A main fuse with 1500w rms (accurate to conservative ratings) worth of amp power for several yrs now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="n2audio, post: 8538328, member: 540940"] I'd run GOOD 4 awg to a D-block and 8's to each amp, but going larger is never a bad thing. The size of your fuses has less to do with the amps and more to do with the size of your wire. Good 4 awg can be fused at 120. Fusing lower is fine, just don't fuse higher. Good 2 awg is good for up to 200A, but with those two amps I'd still fuse it at ~120. There's no reason to go higher, and having it lower just means a little more protection if the wire is ever shorted. Those 60A amplifiers would probably never blow a 40A fuse unless you played a few minutes worth of full volume sine waves. I've been running a 100A main fuse with 1500w rms (accurate to conservative ratings) worth of amp power for several yrs now. [/QUOTE]
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