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<blockquote data-quote="n2audio" data-source="post: 3338293" data-attributes="member: 540940">no, but at 4 ohms - peaks are going to draw about 13Aat 2 ohms - 19Aat 1 - 26AAll are too much for 16 ga.&nbsp; The difference between inaudible and &quot;right&quot; isn&#039;t often a lot.&nbsp; Your wire IS seeing some heat, and IS dropping unnecessary voltage which isn&#039;t doing anyone any good.&nbsp; Audibility isn&#039;t the issue.Spend the couple bucks and put some 12 in there.Not necessarily, just that it hasn&#039;t drawn 40 or more for long enough to heat the fuse up and melt the element.&nbsp; A 40A fuse should have no problem drawing 50-60A for a few seconds.No.&nbsp; It would reduce voltage drop through the fuse by -- I don&#039;t know - 1/100 of an ohm?&nbsp; Maybe in the 1/1000&#039;s.&nbsp; I kinda doubt that&#039;ll change anything.I&#039;d set the gain a little low but do it with the sub volume in the middle of its range.&nbsp; That way you know at neutral sub volume they&#039;ll always be safe and when you want to show it off a little it would still take a big screw up to put them under stress.&nbsp; Plus, having sub control from the HU is always a plus.That&#039;s a great way to go about it IMO.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="n2audio, post: 3338293, member: 540940"] no, but at 4 ohms - peaks are going to draw about 13A at 2 ohms - 19A at 1 - 26A All are too much for 16 ga. The difference between inaudible and "right" isn't often a lot. Your wire IS seeing some heat, and IS dropping unnecessary voltage which isn't doing anyone any good. Audibility isn't the issue. Spend the couple bucks and put some 12 in there. Not necessarily, just that it hasn't drawn 40 or more for long enough to heat the fuse up and melt the element. A 40A fuse should have no problem drawing 50-60A for a few seconds. No. It would reduce voltage drop through the fuse by -- I don't know - 1/100 of an ohm? Maybe in the 1/1000's. I kinda doubt that'll change anything. I'd set the gain a little low but do it with the sub volume in the middle of its range. That way you know at neutral sub volume they'll always be safe and when you want to show it off a little it would still take a big screw up to put them under stress. Plus, having sub control from the HU is always a plus. That's a great way to go about it IMO. [/QUOTE]

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