What Ga Wire Should I Run From Amp To Sub??

[walkychalky 10+ year member]

I Am Running An AI 20.1 @ 1 Ohm...I Have 12 Ga Wire Now But Am Finding It Impossible To Fit 2 Runs Into One Lead For Series Wiring. Will 14 Ga Be Suitable?? My Amp Is No More Than 3 Ft Away From My Sub.

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[walkychalky 10+ year member]

????...anyone??

 

[sqhertz 5,000+ posts]

whatever you can fit. 14g will be fine.

 

[walkychalky 10+ year member]

whatever you can fit. 14g will be fine.

Thank You!!....

 

[Gilliz 10+ year member]

0/1 guage, then cut alot of it off till part of it fits. J/p, whatever fits.

 

[AVSTANG02]

12ga

 

[miker 5,000+ posts]

I would say 12g.... Pretty standard, and easy to run..

How many watts? Though I'm not really sure that would matter @ 3f..

 

[RipDaJacka]

i have 4 gauge from amp to sub.. its all direct connect tho.. no terminal cups or BS

 

[walkychalky 10+ year member]

I would say 12g.... Pretty standard, and easy to run..
How many watts? Though I'm not really sure that would matter @ 3f..

1800 watts

n the reason im askin is cuz i couldnt fit 12ga in the terminals....i cant find any 14 ga either....im usin 16 ga as of now....is that gonna be okay?

 

[fatryan 5,000+ posts]

**** talk about small terminals. what sub u running? my L7s fit 8awg no prob...

 

[squeak12 10+ year member]

I use 12 for amp to sub and 14-16 for wiring between VCs.

 

[photocrazy8 10+ year member]

i use 12 all the way around and have never had a problem...

EDIT: noticed it was u haha, i will come up to SJ and help ya if ya need it...

 

[skylineTT 10+ year member]

i also run 8guage to the sub.

 

[walkychalky 10+ year member]

i use 12 all the way around and have never had a problem...
EDIT: noticed it was u haha, i will come up to SJ and help ya if ya need it...

lol yah finally got around to puttin it in....i got this part figured out but there is another issue i ran into i may need ur help with....i have thread in the subwoofer section about it if u wanna take a look

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

Why do you need more than one wire in a terminal when wiring in series? Only one connection per terminal in a series configuration. Parallel is a different story and there are a bunch of different way to make that work with only a single wire in the terminal depending on the exact setup.