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<blockquote data-quote="headless" data-source="post: 1603206" data-attributes="member: 566363">I&#039;m far from an expert but i think i can help with some parts..8ga should be OK for your ground if it&#039;s short (1-2 feet) and you don&#039;t crank the volume...but personally, i&#039;d go for the 4ga. Running things on the edge is a bad idea generally.Keeping your volume low will keep power draw low, yes.&nbsp; If you do the big-3 and you don&#039;t get horribly dimming lights, you&#039;re a-ok.&nbsp; When your lights start to dim...stop raising the volume //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gifWell, consider that hot air rises...and that convection (moving air) is one of the best ways to cool something...and IMO it would be best to have any amplifier with cooling fins mounted vertically, with the fins vertical also...that way the air rising from the bottom would help cool the top as it passes by.&nbsp; I actually found a manual for my old punch 60 a week or 2 ago and discovered that they recommend this, too.Dunno about wiring your amp in series.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="headless, post: 1603206, member: 566363"] I'm far from an expert but i think i can help with some parts.. 8ga should be OK for your ground if it's short (1-2 feet) and you don't crank the volume...but personally, i'd go for the 4ga. Running things on the edge is a bad idea generally. Keeping your volume low will keep power draw low, yes. If you do the big-3 and you don't get horribly dimming lights, you're a-ok. When your lights start to dim...stop raising the volume [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif[/IMG] Well, consider that hot air rises...and that convection (moving air) is one of the best ways to cool something...and IMO it would be best to have any amplifier with cooling fins mounted vertically, with the fins vertical also...that way the air rising from the bottom would help cool the top as it passes by. I actually found a manual for my old punch 60 a week or 2 ago and discovered that they recommend this, too. Dunno about wiring your amp in series. [/QUOTE]

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