i need some help figuring out how i should wire my two amps.

[impaled 10+ year member]

i am basically new here and need some help. currently i am redoing my system. i bought two new amps. one sub amp pushing 600 watts and one 4x100 watt amp for my speakers. i know that im not running anything huge like most of you probably have, but it is all that i want at this point in time.

i am trying to figure out how i should power my amps. i already have one 4 gauge wire that is ran to my current memphis amp. i have been told that one 4 guage wire that i do have now would not support both of my new amps (if you believe that it will be fine, do let me know).

option #1. buy another 4 gauge wiring kit and run that to the second amp. disadvantage: i would need two stiffening caps or i would have to run my 4x100 without a cap (im not too sure about this though).

option #2. buy a 4 guage wiring kit that supposedly handles 1400 watts that comes with a dist block that would power my two amps. advantage: i would only have to buy one stiffening cap, but the kit is $30 more.

if i posted this in the wrong area, please kindly direct me to the proper area in which this should have been posted and i will repost it there. thanks in advance for all of your assistance.

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[fwb_1234 10+ year member]

Uh... just buy a distro. You'll be fine with one run of 4ga.

Who told you to buy caps? This forum will tell you to trash them and do the big3 - located as a sticky in the electrical section.

Welcome to the forum.

 

[CRAZYCORNUTS18 10+ year member]

ok you dont need any caps .... all you need is a distro block with 1 4guage inlet and 2 4guage outlet and some extra wire

 

[CRAZYCORNUTS18 10+ year member]

and big3 isnt needed with such little amount of power but highly recommended

 

[impaled 10+ year member]

where would you recommend getting a dist block from? and what exactly is the big 3 thing?

 

[impaled 10+ year member]

nevermind... i found the big three thing, but i have a new question. where would you recommend getting the wire from? and what guage would i need for my relatively small system?

and i am also still wondering where to get the dist block from.

do you think it would still be smart to get a cap even if i may not totally need one? I have alot of led's wired in and it would kinda **** if they dimmed whenever the bass hit.

 

[sdaman05 10+ year member]

ebay it or local car audio shop

example:

http://cgi.ebay.com/DB-LINK-1-0-4-GAUGE-IN-2-4-3-8-OUT-DISTRIBUTION-BLOCK_W0QQitemZ270140081903QQihZ017QQcategoryZ50550QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[sdaman05 10+ year member]

are the leds wired into the remote turn on lead for your radio?? if so then u need a powered 12 volt relay to allow them to power on without stressing ur radio.

http://cgi.ebay.com/RELAY-and-SOCKET-SPDT-12-VOLT-30-40-AMP-HEAVY-DUTY_W0QQitemZ130130924748QQihZ003QQcategoryZ75389QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[impaled 10+ year member]

no, i have them wired into the motor wire that goes to the power windows (that i dont have, but the wires are still there from the factory), so im thinking that then maybe i would be fine.

are there any other things that are common knowledge on here that i could benefit from (ex. the big three) ???

 

[CRAZYCORNUTS18 10+ year member]

caps=//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/nono.gif.eca61d170185779e0921b0faa9704973.gif ......just do the big three with 1/0 and get a distro with a 4gauge input and (2) 4guage outputs>>>>http://www.hifisoundconnection.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/1557798/vpcsid/0/SFV/30046