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<blockquote data-quote="InfinitePeace" data-source="post: 4088488" data-attributes="member: 585723"><p>I just had another thought...</p><p></p><p>They recommended leaving the existing wire intact, right? Given that, I had about a 100a alt before, now a 180a. The wire they recommend is 4 awg, which has a max amp support of somewhere between 135-150 max. I'm running about 2000 watts rms which at most should pull an extra 140a. Add the 4 awg wire to the existing wire, which was already enough to support the draw from the car itself @ 100a alternator and consider pretty much that the new wire will be supporting only the "new" draw from the audio essentially and it kinda makes sense... no?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InfinitePeace, post: 4088488, member: 585723"] I just had another thought... They recommended leaving the existing wire intact, right? Given that, I had about a 100a alt before, now a 180a. The wire they recommend is 4 awg, which has a max amp support of somewhere between 135-150 max. I'm running about 2000 watts rms which at most should pull an extra 140a. Add the 4 awg wire to the existing wire, which was already enough to support the draw from the car itself @ 100a alternator and consider pretty much that the new wire will be supporting only the "new" draw from the audio essentially and it kinda makes sense... no? [/QUOTE]
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