Running Extra Batts

[bgowdy 5,000+ posts]

Im working on installing extra batts in my hatch. i have 1 gauge ran from front batt to back batt. But i ran short on the 1 guage by like 4 feet. i have some really good 4 gauge laying around not being used. if i ran just a small 4ft run of 4gauge from extra batt to amp would it hurt to do this?

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[bgowdy 5,000+ posts]

so no one can answer this?

 

[Kangaroux 5,000+ posts]

I wouldn't do 2400w through a 4g line no matter how short it was...Just order some 0g and finish up the run

 

[bgowdy 5,000+ posts]

man . i gota show coming up. and it would be here by then. i guess im going to see if i can find some around here hopefully

 

[Imtjnotu 5,000+ posts]

go to a local shop or something and get 0.....

 

[cyn 10+ year member]

Couldn't you just double the 4G up and run it that way?

 

[bgowdy 5,000+ posts]

go to a local shop or something and get 0.....

yea about that. my town does not have one or the ones around it.yea i know its funny

 

[bgowdy 5,000+ posts]

Couldn't you just double the 4G up and run it that way?

i didn think that was safe????

 

[cyn 10+ year member]

any industrial shops? might be able to buy some welding wire. or home depot / lowes etc... something like that

 

[bgowdy 5,000+ posts]

hm. i never thought of that

 

[bgowdy 5,000+ posts]

1 more question. will hurt with me using a bigger anl then the amp asks for

 

[TheUnderFighter 10+ year member]

I'm sure there's TONS of people on here that would be happy to sell you a foot or two of 0gauge they have sitting around. And if you fuse too far above an amplifier's limits, I believe that defeats the purpose of fusing... If you have an amp pulling 200a and you have a 300a fuse in the line, 275a could still come in and damage the amp. That's just my thought on it, it makes sense to me, but could be very wrong?

 

[bgowdy 5,000+ posts]

I'm sure there's TONS of people on here that would be happy to sell you a foot or two of 0gauge they have sitting around. And if you fuse too far above an amplifier's limits, I believe that defeats the purpose of fusing... If you have an amp pulling 200a and you have a 300a fuse in the line, 275a could still come in and damage the amp. That's just my thought on it, it makes sense to me, but could be very wrong?

na that makes perfect since. i dont want to over draw the amp. so i have a 180a ill use instead.

and ima remodel the install lol.. i got somewhere i think i can put the batt. just need to measure it out to see.

the batts kinda big in size. the other i had fit fine