several runs of 0/1 or 0/2

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

imo, just run the largest dedicated run you can for each amp...distributing them at the rear kinda defeats the purpose to me.

Sorry, I am kinda slow or something but if you run more than one 1/0 to try to achieve voltage stablity, how do you connect it to the amp. You can only stuff so much wire in the input. That is a key question for me. Thanks for answering the battery part, that makes a lot os sense.

I was thinking you could adapt similar principles from the battery deal to the amp. I just don't know if it needs to be stranded.

So... if the largest my amp could accept is one 1/0, the largest I should run is one 1/0?

 

[thunder9500 10+ year member]

My CRX...

My Ranger and most current install.

 

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I still have abit of cleaning up to do, but hope that shows ya a little about how I did it.

If ya have any questions, feel free to hit me up.

 

[thunder9500 10+ year member]

Just visit termpro and look at how most of them run the wires.
I think Carlton just posted some pics of his wire setup very nice buss bars also. I think its like 16 runs under his truck.

Thank you very much for the kind words. It's very much appreciated.

 

[thunder9500 10+ year member]

Sorry, I am kinda slow or something but if you run more than one 1/0 to try to achieve voltage stablity, how do you connect it to the amp. You can only stuff so much wire in the input. That is a key question for me. Thanks for answering the battery part, that makes a lot os sense.

I was thinking you could adapt similar principles from the battery deal to the amp. I just don't know if it needs to be stranded.

So... if the largest my amp could accept is one 1/0, the largest I should run is one 1/0?

I think what he is talking about is run a 3/0 size or larger strand and reduce it into the amp. But since that stuff is so freakin expensive, most of us just use multiple runs or 1/0, put em on a buss bar and distribute from there.

I find that this works very well for me. And I found a HUGE difference in 8 strands and 16 strands. 16 strands provides me a lot more voltage stability.

But there are tons of ways you can do it. and depending on your current draw, you might not need a large amount like I have, but you never know. I live by the saying you can never have enough:crazy: //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/yumyum.gif.0556df42231b304b9c995aefd13928a8.gif

 

[InhumanAcura 5,000+ posts]

Sorry, I am kinda slow or something but if you run more than one 1/0 to try to achieve voltage stablity, how do you connect it to the amp. You can only stuff so much wire in the input. That is a key question for me. Thanks for answering the battery part, that makes a lot os sense.

I was thinking you could adapt similar principles from the battery deal to the amp. I just don't know if it needs to be stranded.

So... if the largest my amp could accept is one 1/0, the largest I should run is one 1/0?

the point of doing a whole bunch of runs is to decrease the amount of voltage drop from the battery to the amps...

You'll loose a few tenths of a volt going through a fuse, d-block, etc...Hense, why you run a dedicated run for each amp...so yes, if it were me...id run a single shot of the largest wire the amp(s) used can take (in your case 1/0)..

if youre using wire from weldingsupply.com...the 2/0 they have should fit snug in a standard 1/0AWG input.

You can run, say....4 runs of 1/0 for 1 amp...just run the 4 runs to a piece of copper/aluminum and go to one really short wire to the amps..not something id do tho.

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

Is that for one amp or two?

One amp (orion 2500d)

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

the point of doing a whole bunch of runs is to decrease the amount of voltage drop from the battery to the amps...You'll loose a few tenths of a volt going through a fuse, d-block, etc...Hense, why you run a dedicated run for each amp...so yes, if it were me...id run a single shot of the largest wire the amp(s) used can take (in your case 1/0)..

Makes perfect sense. It is what I currently have now. Except I have a fuse to protect me from myself.

if youre using wire from weldingsupply.com...the 2/0 they have should fit snug in a standard 1/0AWG input.

Does number of strands matter more or diameter of the strands. I believe electrons flow on the outside of a wire, but I am unsure which is really better. You could have a nearly infinite number of small strands inside a shielding the size of 1/0 or 2/0. I would assume there is a point in which you get such limited return for increasing strands, any gain is negligble.

You can run, say....4 runs of 1/0 for 1 amp...just run the 4 runs to a piece of copper/aluminum and go to one really short wire to the amps..not something id do tho.

Okay...any particular reason why not? It would seem that greater runs = greater voltage stability

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

I still have abit of cleaning up to do, but hope that shows ya a little about how I did it.
If ya have any questions, feel free to hit me up.

How many amps is that setup intending to power. From my estimates you are powering 4 amps or 2 amps that use two imputs (like the orion 2500d)

I saved all the pics to the file I have that contains transcripts of threads and whatnot...

one day, I'll be good at this stuff

 

[Mr. Opportunist 10+ year member]

im doing 4 runs of 1/0 to my trunk, that goes to 2 batteries in the trunk. Then just grounding to the chassis instead of back upto the battery. From the 2 batteries in the trunk each amp will have 2 1/0 runs going into a dedicated fuse holder then 1 1/0 run out of the fuse holder.

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

If I may dissect your paragraph....

im doing 4 runs of 1/0 to my trunk, that goes to 2 batteries in the trunk.

I assume these are two runs from positive to postive and two runs of negative to negative.

Then just grounding to the chassis instead of back upto the battery.

The front battery or the rear battery? Or are you implying that there are no runs between the negative of the battery in the front and the batteries in the back. WHich would mean that all 4 runs are positive to positive.

From the 2 batteries in the trunk each amp will have 2 1/0 runs going into a dedicated fuse holder then 1 1/0 run out of the fuse holder.

I see...serves two purposes, dirtibution block and fuse holder (because you compete in MECA)

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[Mr. Opportunist 10+ year member]

If I may dissect your paragraph....


The front battery or the rear battery? Or are you implying that there are no runs between the negative of the battery in the front and the batteries in the back. WHich would mean that all 4 runs are positive to positive.

I see...serves two purposes, dirtibution block and fuse holder (because you compete in MECA)

The 4 runs will all be positive, then i will run 4 runs to ground to the chassis. The runs to the amp will be from the trunk batteries, and yes it serves as a distroblock/fuse holder since i compete in meca //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif. Knu Konceptz makes a KonFUSED 3 way holder that has 2 1/0 in and 1 1/0 out

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

cool, much more easier than I thought it was