Installation Preperation

[kballa422 10+ year member]

I'm about to begin installation and I need to know what I need to begin. I will be running 2 amps: Zed Audio Deuce, and Orion 2500d. Now the Orion has 2 4gauge power inputs and grounds, and the Zed has 1 4guage power and ground inputs.

I plan on running 1/0gauge back to a distrobution block, and then from there splitting into 3 4gauge outputs, 2 going to Orion, 1 going to the Zed. Is this ok, or do I need 2 runs of zero gauge going back to 2 distrobution blocks, one going to Orion, one going to Zed?

About grounding, as mentioned b4, there will b three total grounds. Can I run them into a grounding block, and then run them out to 1 ground, so it is the same grounding point? Also, since I will be using 4gauge as the ground wire running from the amps to the dist. block, when I run the 1 ground out, can this be 4gauge as well, or does it need to be zero gauge?

About fuses, I have read the recommended fuses for wire sizes, but I just want to check with you all to make sure this is correct. From Batt-Dist. Block, i need a 350amp fuses on the zero gauge wire, then once i split into 4 gauge, I need to have a 150amp fuse, correct?

Hopefully I have been detailed enough to get the answers im looking for, I greatly appreciate the help.

Also, if the 1 dist. block for the power wire is ok, could anyone post links to a recommended product that I could order, thanks. (same goes for ground block).

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[phyphoestilic 5,000+ posts]

The first part u were right, for grounding u can use a ground block too, but u would want to use the same gauge cable as ur main power cable (so in this case u want the main ground cable to be a 1/0 gauge)

The fuses are dependent on the amps max draw, The main fuse at the battery shouldn't be more than the max total amp draw of both amps. Than it is always a good idea to get a distroblock thats fused. U need fuses that fits with each amps max draw like i stated before.

 

[kballa422 10+ year member]

oh, I was under the impression the fuse is used to protect the wire. A wire can only carry a certain amount of current, if this current is exceeded the wire will melt/catch fire thus causing major damage. I thought the amps themselves had fuses to protect them, and that fuses were used to protect the wires.

 

[kballa422 10+ year member]

Anybody going to help out?

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

The first part u were right, for grounding u can use a ground block too, but u would want to use the same gauge cable as ur main power cable (so in this case u want the main ground cable to be a 1/0 gauge)
The fuses are dependent on the amps max draw, The main fuse at the battery shouldn't be more than the max total amp draw of both amps. Than it is always a good idea to get a distroblock thats fused. U need fuses that fits with each amps max draw like i stated before.

Wrong. Period.

you fuse to the highest recommended current the wire allows for that legnth