What gauge?

[drz52081 10+ year member]

What gauge wire are most of you running from the amp to the subs, and using inside the box?

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[Qckrun 10+ year member]

Shit... im using 8awg.... equal the pimpage. lol.

 

[davidfre21 5,000+ posts]

ive used 10g and im using 14g now

 

[CWT 10+ year member]

12 awg. Stinger amp to sub; incl. inside box.

 

[sumone 10+ year member]

16ga all around for speakers

65 watts to components

160 watts to sub

 

[deadboi77 10+ year member]

10g for the subs and 12g for the comps

 

[drz52081 10+ year member]

Iyo, is 16 ga. wire too small to wire subs?

 

[Rockman 10+ year member]

10 gauge to the subs 600 watts to each subwoofer

 

[slick rick 10+ year member]

Iyo, is 16 ga. wire too small to wire subs?

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[jnminden]

I believe it all depends on the total wattage that you're pushing through the wire. I have a 13w7 with a 500/1 hooked up to it right now and I ran into some problems using 12 awg... the speaker terminal connector on your box will get hot if the wire gauge isn't large enough... heat indicates resistance, so I would start with something like 12 or 10 and see if you have any heat, too much heat and down grade. I would say that 500 and under you're straight with 12, but anything over 500 and you should go a little larger, don't be afraid to go with 8. In my opinion it's better to have too large of wires than too small, you can never let too much power in //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smokin.gif.f1dc8d2acb1809e863ebd6a47eaa0d45.gif

I know a lot more about house wiring than subs though.

 

[sumone 10+ year member]

it also depends on the length of the wire.

does anyone have a loose formula or rule-of-thumb they go by when associating a specific wire gauge with the max amount of current (for connection to speakers, not to power an amp)?

 

[slick rick 10+ year member]

http://www.bcae1.com/images/swfs/speakerwireselectorassistant.swf

this might help.