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<blockquote data-quote="Plutoman" data-source="post: 6045808" data-attributes="member: 601528">I don&#039;t mean the amp itself - I mean the amperage - it&#039;s essentially the amount of power flowing through a wire.If you have too much power going through a wire, it will cause a loss in voltage going to the speaker.&nbsp; It will also cause the wire to heat up, and if it heats up too much, it&#039;ll burn off the insulation, at best only frying the wire, at worst starting a fire in your car.The manner in which a wire works, the shorter the distance, the smaller the wire you can use, because it won&#039;t heat up as much.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know how much power you are running - but it is unlikely you&#039;ll have any damage.The wire section on the website <a href="http://www.bcae1.com" target="_blank">http://www.bcae1.com</a> has several calculators useful in determining whether you will have a problem.I wouldn&#039;t be worried in your case though - unless you&#039;re running 200 watts or more to the speakers, you should be fine.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Plutoman, post: 6045808, member: 601528"] I don't mean the amp itself - I mean the amperage - it's essentially the amount of power flowing through a wire. If you have too much power going through a wire, it will cause a loss in voltage going to the speaker. It will also cause the wire to heat up, and if it heats up too much, it'll burn off the insulation, at best only frying the wire, at worst starting a fire in your car. The manner in which a wire works, the shorter the distance, the smaller the wire you can use, because it won't heat up as much. I don't know how much power you are running - but it is unlikely you'll have any damage. The wire section on the website [URL="http://www.bcae1.com"]http://www.bcae1.com[/URL] has several calculators useful in determining whether you will have a problem. I wouldn't be worried in your case though - unless you're running 200 watts or more to the speakers, you should be fine. [/QUOTE]

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