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8AWG can support about 800w RMSwell crap, and I went and bought 8 gauge wire today. Well, at least I'm future proofed, right?
8AWG can support about 800w RMSwell crap, and I went and bought 8 gauge wire today. Well, at least I'm future proofed, right?
Yes.LOL 16g will be fine. I used 16g off 2 18" RD alphas and a 3000d @ .5 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif
Which relates directly with voltage. The house electrical gives 110-120 volts. The car gives 12-15 volts.Does no one realize it depends hugely on the impedence load we're working with?
Why do you think you can pull thousands of watts through tiny little wires when working with 110v AC in a house? But when pulling more than 1 or 2k off a car battery you need 1/0 gauge
Exactly...and the higher the ohm load you're working with, the higher the voltage/current ratio will be through the wire going to your subs. If you have a high ohm load, you will have higher voltage, thus less current and need less current capacity.Which relates directly with voltage. The house electrical gives 110-120 volts. The car gives 12-15 volts.
First of all, you can't get thousands of watts through "tiny little" (solid 14 ga) home wiring because your circuit breakers are properly limited to 15A, or around 1500w.Does no one realize it depends hugely on the impedence load we're working with?
Why do you think you can pull thousands of watts through tiny little wires when working with 110v AC in a house? But when pulling more than 1 or 2k off a car battery you need 1/0 gauge
Which relates directly with voltage. The house electrical gives 110-120 volts. The car gives 12-15 volts.
That much I agree with, but the issue with wire is always current which can be high regardless of the impedance of the load, or the voltage.Exactly...and the higher the ohm load you're working with, the higher the voltage/current ratio will be through the wire going to your subs. If you have a high ohm load, you will have higher voltage, thus less current and need less current capacity.
Lets put it in perspective, @ 4 ohms, 1kw is about 15 amps
@ .5 ohms, 1kw is almost 45 amps.
It takes significantly more wire to adequately carry 45 amps than it does to carry 15 amps, even though in both situations you're running 1k rms
somebody from kansas //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gifFirst of all, you can't get thousands of watts through "tiny little" (solid 14 ga) home wiring because your circuit breakers are properly limited to 15A, or around 1500w.
Second, it's a bad analogy because the difference there is voltage.
That much I agree with, but the issue with wire is always current which can be high regardless of the impedance of the load, or the voltage.