Reducers

[connersdad19 10+ year member]

I have 0 gauge wire running into 4 gauge reducers......my question is...since i have 0 gauge and the 4 gauge reducers wouldnt the wire be cut down to 4 gauge...in the fact of voltage flow? would it help gettign rid of the reducers?

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[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

voltage wouldn't be affected, current would. So you'll only have a problem if your amp requires wire larger than 4 gauge.

 

[connersdad19 10+ year member]

kk thanks

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

no.

you will not have a problem with current using the reducers. the IDEA is right, but in real life, with the short amount of distance those reducers do nothing to harm you.

 

[connersdad19 10+ year member]

so i shouldnt waste my money in buying new terminals etc cuz it serves teh same purpose?

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

so i shouldnt waste my money in buying new terminals etc cuz it serves teh same purpose?

new terminals for what? what purpose are you trying to accomplish?

thats a pretty vauge question.

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

picture of said reducers?

 

[Foote 10+ year member]

Reducers are a great way to fit 0 gauge wire in 4 gauge in/outs. They give you a really tight, all around fit for the wire; also in my opinion.....it doesnt reduce your power flow as much as people seem to worry about... its really not like having 4 gauge wire at one point, because the reducer acts as a terminal, not as more wire length.

 

[connersdad19 10+ year member]

new terminals for what? what purpose are you trying to accomplish?
thats a pretty vauge question.

right now i have 4 gauge terminals with the reducers if it would help i was gonna get terminals that accpet 0 gauge...but im just gonna keep the reducers.

here is wha ti have

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140167631094

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

Yea that's not going to affect current at all. Even though its 4 gauge in thickness, its a solid conductor.

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

Reducers are a great way to fit 0 gauge wire in 4 gauge in/outs. They give you a really tight, all around fit for the wire; also in my opinion.....it doesnt reduce your power flow as much as people seem to worry about... its really not like having 4 gauge wire at one point, because the reducer acts as a terminal, not as more wire length.

lol. no.

it is like having 4gauge at 1 point. but that doesn't mean it makes a difference. every gauge of wire has a limit, and if that limit is not reached, you see no negative effects. hence why i can use 0 gauge to a distribution block, and 8" runs out to my amps, and still have 0 voltage drop across the points.

and there is no "acts as a terminal, not as more wire length"....it acts like a smaller connection point and thats it. same shit as if you shaved some wire off the 0g to get it to fit into the 4 gauge terminal.

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

right now i have 4 gauge terminals with the reducers if it would help i was gonna get terminals that accpet 0 gauge...but im just gonna keep the reducers.
here is wha ti have

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140167631094

nvm, youll be fine. i still dont see what you're going to be doing with teminals that accept 0 gauge, but if you're just talking about trying to run power from a 1/0 run to an amp with 4 gauge inputs, you are fine with what you have now.

 

[connersdad19 10+ year member]

ok let me explain....right now i have a battery terminal that only accpets 4 gauge....i bought a reducer to run 0 gauge into my 4 gauge terminal.....i then was wondering if it would make a difference if i went out and bought a terminal that accepts 0 gauge if i would see any difference out of the 0 gauge.....meaning i would get rid of the reducers

 

[tRidiot 10+ year member]

Lol @ all the arguing about if the reducer acts as a terminal or a wire... how big do you think the wiring INSIDE the amp is?

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

ok let me explain....right now i have a battery terminal that only accpets 4 gauge....i bought a reducer to run 0 gauge into my 4 gauge terminal.....i then was wondering if it would make a difference if i went out and bought a terminal that accepts 0 gauge if i would see any difference out of the 0 gauge.....meaning i would get rid of the reducers

will see no difference. just less money in your pocket.