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[d1reyad 10+ year member]

i wanted to know if you can use home electrical wires 12 or 10 guage wire to power an amp 200w

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[undeadxsunshine 10+ year member]

should be fine

what amp exactly?

 

[d1reyad 10+ year member]

like 30 amp

 

[TNTR70 10+ year member]

yes but everyone here will laugh at you........

 

[MakeshiftAudio 10+ year member]

Yeah. One run should be fine, use all 3 conductors for the power if using 12/3AWG, if using 10/3AWG, I would recommend using 2 for power, and the designated ground as a ground connection up front and back, but be sure to chassis ground the connection in back as well.

2 10AWG=20.8kcmil, .33V drop on 17' run

3 12AWG=19.5kcmil, .35V drop on 17' run

Personally, if you have enough and it's free, I would do 2 runs of 10/3, being 4 10AWG = 4AWG, and the two 10AWG ground connectors would be the same as 8AWG. (Technically closer to 7AWG)

Laugh at me, I have 4 runs of 4/0AWG copper house service wiring. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[SicAudio 5,000+ posts]

wow, I have seen it done but it was like 15 or more yrs ago lolz but he is right, it works fine but its stiff as hell lolz.

 

[MakeshiftAudio 10+ year member]

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And, I got my wire by being at the right place at the right time. I bought 100' of Cu 4/0-4 for $1 a foot when a local electric co closed down. Fun stuff. Aluminum works, but isn't worth crap compared to copper. xD