URGENT HELP! Can someone double check all this ASAP please?

[Aurorav8 10+ year member]

OK, so I am going to hook this sub and amp up tonight, because all the wires I had run before were 4 guage, so I don't have to run any new wire...just have to wire the sub and amp.

I have a pic of how I think the sub needs to be wired up to run off the Avionixx amp...I've got 8 guage (I believe) wire running from the positive of one side to the negative of the other side of the sub...this gives me a 4 ohm connection, correct?

Also, how tight does the wire need to be that is being run between each terminal on the sub...does it look tight enough to you?

Now, once that's mounted I need to run 2 wires. 1 from the negative terminal of the sub to the R- on the amp. And from the positive to the L+ of the amp...is it bridged at this point? Or are there different wires I need to run to actually bridge the two channels?

Then I need to run a 4 guage wire from the battery to the +12v of the amp, with a fuse that will be about 9" from the batter (is a 80 amp fuse enough)? Then run a wire from the ground to the GND of the amp?

How in the hell do I run the short antenna wire from the HU all the way back to the amp?

What would I run for the RCA jacks to the amp? I'd imagine that it would go to the L & R Line Input?

If you guys could help me with this it would be awesome!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks guys!

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[Mark_ab 5,000+ posts]

If the sub is dual 2ohm VC, then that is a series circuit and it is wired correctly. Tightness is fine, I just taped my wire against the basket. Yes, that should be bridged on the amplifier, there should be writing on the terminals that informs you of where to put the wires inorder to bridge it. As for the remote amplifier turnon (blue wire for most of the HU's out there), you solder a small little wire on, and run it back to where the amps are. The RCA's you have right, they just plug in on the input jacks on the amp.

Originally posted by Aurorav8 OK, so I am going to hook this sub and amp up tonight, because all the wires I had run before were 4 guage, so I don't have to run any new wire...just have to wire the sub and amp.

 

I have a pic of how I think the sub needs to be wired up to run off the Avionixx amp...I've got 8 guage (I believe) wire running from the positive of one side to the negative of the other side of the sub...this gives me a 4 ohm connection, correct?

 

Also, how tight does the wire need to be that is being run between each terminal on the sub...does it look tight enough to you?

 

 

Now, once that's mounted I need to run 2 wires. 1 from the negative terminal of the sub to the R- on the amp. And from the positive to the L+ of the amp...is it bridged at this point? Or are there different wires I need to run to actually bridge the two channels?

 

Then I need to run a 4 guage wire from the battery to the +12v of the amp, with a fuse that will be about 9" from the batter (is a 80 amp fuse enough)? Then run a wire from the ground to the GND of the amp?

 

How in the hell do I run the short antenna wire from the HU all the way back to the amp?

 

What would I run for the RCA jacks to the amp? I'd imagine that it would go to the L & R Line Input?

 

If you guys could help me with this it would be awesome!!!!!!!!!!

 

Thanks guys!

 

[Aurorav8 10+ year member]

Well, I hope it's wired right, the sub that is...it's the E12A which is dual voice coil? And it's supposed to be wired to 4 ohms?

So I just need to pick up some real small wire for the remote wire? Would a telephone cord work?

 

[Woodmister 10+ year member]

Some little speaker wire would, basically any type of (small) wire will carry the lil current that the remote turn on needs. What model A do you have? Dual 2ohm?

 

[Mark_ab 5,000+ posts]

Just go to Radio Shack or something, pick up some 18awg wire, however long to run from the HU to the amp. Sub is a dual 2ohm, so it's wired correctly.

 

[Woodmister 10+ year member]

Wait, so you want that sub to be wired to 4ohms?

 

[Mark_ab 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by Woodmister Wait, so you want that sub to be wired to 4ohms?

 

 

Which is exactly what he has.

 

[Bavarian3 10+ year member]

what kind/size wire is that? it looks big. should speaker wire be that big?

 

[Mark_ab 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by capone28 what kind/size wire is that? it looks big. should speaker wire be that big?

It's 8awg. Anything over 12awg is overkill, but it doesn't hurt anything.

 

[Aurorav8 10+ year member]

Actually that was 8 gauge ground wire, it's not the wire I will be using to run the sub. Just using it for a visual so you can see how I had it wired. I have some 10 guage speaker wire here.

Well, thanks for all the help...I really appreciate it.

 

[MJ23FE 10+ year member]

Can you use 16ga wire to wire up the sub? Is that fine?

-Jalal

 

[violator5spd 10+ year member]

Originally posted by MJ23FE Can you use 16ga wire to wire up the sub? Is that fine?

-Jalal

Yes, that's what I'm using right now. Anything between 12 and 18 gauge is just fine...imo

 

[MJ23FE 10+ year member]

Originally posted by violator5spd Yes, that's what I'm using right now. Anything between 12 and 18 gauge is just fine...imo

Nice! Thanks man!

-Jalal