Is 1/0 Gauge Enough?

[diesel_kid 10+ year member]

Hey there I was wondering if 1/0 Gauge is enough to run an MTX 1501D running at 2000W, an Xtant 403A, and an Xtant 302A?

Also is there a distro block out there that I can run 1/0 split into two 4 gauges and one 2 gauge? Thanks

-Jared

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[ANeonRider 10+ year member]

1/0 gauge can handle upwards of 350A, which turns out to be around 4200W @ 12V. So... good to go.

 

[johnecon2001 5,000+ posts]

thats fine.

 

[Nikuk 5,000+ posts]

Make sure you have a very good ground for the amps.

 

[diesel_kid 10+ year member]

Alright good to know thanks guys.

Anybody know of a guideline table that tells you how many amps certain sizes of wire can handle?

Because I need to find a distro block and was wondering if I got one with 1- 1/0gauge input with 4-8gauge outputs, then two of the outputs go to the Xtants, then connect the other two outputs into another distro block or something to go to the MTX.

That table would really help though. Thanks.

 

[diesel_kid 10+ year member]

Alright I have found a pretty good table

http://www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm

It is a pretty good guideline, very conservative though, and that is also mentioned in the text talking about it.

So I guess I just need a distro block that has a 1/0 gauge input, and 1-2gauge output and 2-4 gauge outputs, I know this is very overkill, but once I put something together I never want to look at it again.

Anyone know of a distro block like this or a place to look for one? Thanks again.

-Jared

 

[wagz 10+ year member]

personally i have a dedicated 0/1 guage run with a 150 amp anl fuse on it for my 1501 D then i have a seperate 4 guage run for everything else, using the knukonceptz battery power terminal with the 0/1 and 4 guage outputs then the seperate attachment screw for everything else