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<blockquote data-quote="BAZ" data-source="post: 1755073" data-attributes="member: 567898">OK, so I ran into some problems with my installation last week. Mainly that I blew my 10&quot; clarion sub due to me being inexperienced. I think it may have been a wiring issue. Also My amp gets really hot and shuts off. I had the gain set at practically zero and the sub made a &quot;popping&quot; noise right before it blew. Now the sub barely moves in the basket.Here&#039;s what I have:-Clarion DXZ745MP Headunit-Phoenix Gold 6.5&quot; xenon components-10&quot; kicker CVR in prefab box-MTX RT2200X to power the sub (400 watts RMS)-MTX RT2120 to power the components (70x2 in think?)-Scosche (walmart) 5 guage wiring kit for multiple amps.What the wiring kit includes:5 guage power wire9 guage ground wire9 guage power wire2 RCA&#039;sInline fuseDist. block (5 guage to dual 9 guage)Remote wireIs that kit insufficient for my setup? I&#039;m not sure why you would want to run 5 guage into the dist. block and have the amps run off 9 guage. Am I wrong?Also, people have told me that the reason my am gets so hot is that it doesnt have sufficient grounds. Is that true?I&#039;m looking into a new wiring kit like knuconceptz but they dont seem to have a 4 guage kit that runs multiple amps like the scosche one. I figure 4 guage running into a dist. block with dual 4 guage to the amps and 4 guage grounds would be optimal.Please help me out, I really want to do it right this time.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BAZ, post: 1755073, member: 567898"] OK, so I ran into some problems with my installation last week. Mainly that I blew my 10" clarion sub due to me being inexperienced. I think it may have been a wiring issue. Also My amp gets really hot and shuts off. I had the gain set at practically zero and the sub made a "popping" noise right before it blew. Now the sub barely moves in the basket. Here's what I have: -Clarion DXZ745MP Headunit -Phoenix Gold 6.5" xenon components -10" kicker CVR in prefab box -MTX RT2200X to power the sub (400 watts RMS) -MTX RT2120 to power the components (70x2 in think?) -Scosche (walmart) 5 guage wiring kit for multiple amps. What the wiring kit includes: 5 guage power wire 9 guage ground wire 9 guage power wire 2 RCA's Inline fuse Dist. block (5 guage to dual 9 guage) Remote wire Is that kit insufficient for my setup? I'm not sure why you would want to run 5 guage into the dist. block and have the amps run off 9 guage. Am I wrong? Also, people have told me that the reason my am gets so hot is that it doesnt have sufficient grounds. Is that true? I'm looking into a new wiring kit like knuconceptz but they dont seem to have a 4 guage kit that runs multiple amps like the scosche one. I figure 4 guage running into a dist. block with dual 4 guage to the amps and 4 guage grounds would be optimal. Please help me out, I really want to do it right this time. [/QUOTE]

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