speaker wire & battery help?

[glitchsta 10+ year member]

Just do the big 3, and do 0 gauge power wire and you'll be fine. 10 gauge is definitely enough for 5-600 watts each sub.

So how many watts do you say the 10gauge will handle? 1000-1200? I didn't think that was possible since 10gauge is only rated for 30amps I thouight...

 

[garretttt4 10+ year member]

So how many watts do you say the 10gauge will handle? 1000-1200? I didn't think that was possible since 10gauge is only rated for 30amps I thouight...

Well if u do ofc u can do up to like 4k watts off 12 gauge if that tells ya anything.

 

[glitchsta 10+ year member]

Ah, your talking speaker wire, right...

Well if u do ofc u can do up to like 4k watts off 12 gauge if that tells ya anything.

 

[gckless 5,000+ posts]

Wattage = Voltage x Amperage

or

Amperage = Wattage/Voltage

If you know what your wire is rated for, the math is quite simple at both 12.6V and 14.4V.

 

[garretttt4 10+ year member]

Ah, your talking speaker wire, right...

Yeah. Speaker wire.

 

[sacsking916 5,000+ posts]

sounds like someone in this thread should do some more reading instead of posting. OP dont jump the big 3 over existing wires, replace them. i would love to see who uses 4k off of 12 gauge wire. i would never do that. smallest sub wire i go is 10 but i stick mainly with 8 gauge for subs. OP there is a big sticky thread on here with how to do the big 3

 

[sacsking916 5,000+ posts]

http://www.caraudio.com/forums/wiring-electrical-installation-help/152355-official-caraudio-com-big-3-thread.html