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small power/ground + big amp results?
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<blockquote data-quote="audiobaun" data-source="post: 7915891" data-attributes="member: 634282"><p>Alot of people think that 0ga is best to put on any amplifier..I say its overkill myself,and is nothing more than a PITA to get the wiring to fit into the connection terminals of the amplifier.All amplifiers have a min. recommended size of power and ground wire to be used for that specific amplifier.Ill bet that the amp that you are powering up recommends a power and ground wire to be 4ga.The big three in 0 ga will be fine, even 4ga considering the amount of power you have now, but 0ga isnt much more expensive for that application.Id recommend getting your big three done, and at the min., do 4ga for your amplifiers power supply needs with an ANL 125 amp fuse at the battery, before jumping into spending money on a $100+ battery that will do very little justice over a period of time without doing the big three, and giving the amp the proper/recommended power supply needed.Just my 0.02Cents on this matter.If wanting/thinking of upgrading above 1200 watts in the future?,then run the 0ga to the rear,for your amplifier supply needs for future use,to a fused distro block for add ons/ect, and do it once.If you are not going to do much more than 1200 watts, 4 ga is plenty big for your supply needs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="audiobaun, post: 7915891, member: 634282"] Alot of people think that 0ga is best to put on any amplifier..I say its overkill myself,and is nothing more than a PITA to get the wiring to fit into the connection terminals of the amplifier.All amplifiers have a min. recommended size of power and ground wire to be used for that specific amplifier.Ill bet that the amp that you are powering up recommends a power and ground wire to be 4ga.The big three in 0 ga will be fine, even 4ga considering the amount of power you have now, but 0ga isnt much more expensive for that application.Id recommend getting your big three done, and at the min., do 4ga for your amplifiers power supply needs with an ANL 125 amp fuse at the battery, before jumping into spending money on a $100+ battery that will do very little justice over a period of time without doing the big three, and giving the amp the proper/recommended power supply needed.Just my 0.02Cents on this matter.If wanting/thinking of upgrading above 1200 watts in the future?,then run the 0ga to the rear,for your amplifier supply needs for future use,to a fused distro block for add ons/ect, and do it once.If you are not going to do much more than 1200 watts, 4 ga is plenty big for your supply needs. [/QUOTE]
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