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simple question: 4ga ground, 8ga power?
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<blockquote data-quote="bigred78797" data-source="post: 382255" data-attributes="member: 545232"><p>Like helotaxi said erase that conception. Using different guage wires is ok ESPECIALLY in the case of the ground being larger than the power wire. The amp cannot get rid of more power than it draws. The only way that you can cause damage to an amp is by using a smaller ground than power wire.. and that's only if the resistance is more than that of the total power wire. That situation, if a ground wire that is too small is used, may cause damage to your amp. Think of it as a traffic jam.. the Amp is drawing power and cant get rid of it as fast as it's drawing it.. that can cause heat and/or malfunction, low voltage problems, etc. But your fine if your using a larger ground than power.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigred78797, post: 382255, member: 545232"] Like helotaxi said erase that conception. Using different guage wires is ok ESPECIALLY in the case of the ground being larger than the power wire. The amp cannot get rid of more power than it draws. The only way that you can cause damage to an amp is by using a smaller ground than power wire.. and that's only if the resistance is more than that of the total power wire. That situation, if a ground wire that is too small is used, may cause damage to your amp. Think of it as a traffic jam.. the Amp is drawing power and cant get rid of it as fast as it's drawing it.. that can cause heat and/or malfunction, low voltage problems, etc. But your fine if your using a larger ground than power. [/QUOTE]
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