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<blockquote data-quote="zedsdead" data-source="post: 8236120" data-attributes="member: 659823">if anyone would like to shed some light on this, all is appreciated. okay i am running a 4 channel amp and a mono amp. from the battery i am running 1/0 power wire into a distribution block which is two outputs of 4 gauge. each 4 gauge going into each amp respectively.i will be running two separate grounds for each amp.question, should i run 4 gauge grounds? i have been told in the past that its best to match the gauge wire of the power &amp;amp; ground. But seeing that what is actually making contact with the amps will be 4 gauge power wire, should i match that with 4 gauge ground? or use 1/0 as grounds?another idea that was floating in my mind was getting a ground distribution block and run the two 4 gauge grounds from the amp into the block and the output would be one 1/0 ground. not sure if its a good idea to ground two amps with 1 ground though.some input would be greatly appreciated thanks-Jesse</blockquote>

[QUOTE="zedsdead, post: 8236120, member: 659823"] if anyone would like to shed some light on this, all is appreciated. okay i am running a 4 channel amp and a mono amp. from the battery i am running 1/0 power wire into a distribution block which is two outputs of 4 gauge. each 4 gauge going into each amp respectively. i will be running two separate grounds for each amp. question, should i run 4 gauge grounds? i have been told in the past that its best to match the gauge wire of the power & ground. But seeing that what is actually making contact with the amps will be 4 gauge power wire, should i match that with 4 gauge ground? or use 1/0 as grounds? another idea that was floating in my mind was getting a ground distribution block and run the two 4 gauge grounds from the amp into the block and the output would be one 1/0 ground. not sure if its a good idea to ground two amps with 1 ground though. some input would be greatly appreciated thanks -Jesse [/QUOTE]

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