What size speaker wire???

[middlemaniac 10+ year member]

What size speaker wire should I get for my 10 inch 300w RMS subs????? 12,16,etc???

EDIT: How do i setup a two amp system????? Read other posts

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[hornedfrog1985 5,000+ posts]

pm fasfocus00 for some of his 16 gauge wire. It's more like 12 gauge.

 

[middlemaniac 10+ year member]

so i should get 12 gauge for subs???

 

[pentavolvo 10+ year member]

12-16 is fine for that setup

 

[middlemaniac 10+ year member]

So for a two amp setup I should have a large wire from my battery to my ditribution block....and then have two other wires coming out of the distribution block going to my amps??? Also I do not need the fuse holder anymore right....just trade it with the distribution block...right?

 

[djazmatic 10+ year member]

You still need to keep the fuse holder in place. Whenever your running a different gauge of power wire, it needs its own fuse. The fuses are there to protect your wires from frying up.

Heres a good place to understand the purpose of the fuses more thoroughly

http://www.bcae1.com/fuses.htm

 

[djazmatic 10+ year member]

If your changing sizes of wire at the distribution block, make sure its fused. If your just splitting a connection, say a 4 gauge into two 4 gauges, then you only need a fuse at the battery (assuming your amps have built in fuses).

 

[middlemaniac 10+ year member]

Ok so how many fuses do i need for this setup??? I am running a 4 AWG wire to the fuse holder, then this will go to a distribution block which splits into a 4 gauge and an 8 gauge....then will i need two more fuses on those wires?????

PS: both amps have fuses

 

[djazmatic 10+ year member]

You will need a total of two fuses. One near battery for the 4 gauge, and then another for the 8 gauge. You should really look at that link I provided above.. It explains everything and even shows diagrams for different setups. Its alot easier if you understand what your actually doing instead of being a puppet to random instructions.

 

[JuicyJeff 10+ year member]

Are you retarded dj?

 

[JuicyJeff 10+ year member]

You need one fuse near the batt. Thats it.

 

[middlemaniac 10+ year member]

so i need the fuse by the battery, and then a distribution block to split into a 4 gauge and an 8 gauge....and thats it???????????????? who is right??? Do I need another fuse for the 8 gauge that is coming out of the distribution block???

PS: just to remind you I will have a 4 gauge going into the distribution block, and an 8 gauge an a 4 gauge coming out. The 4 gauge will go one amp....and the 8 gauge will go to the other amp

 

[middlemaniac 10+ year member]

PLEASE HELP!!! someone clarify...i got one person telling me to do one thing, and another telling me to do another

 

[JuicyJeff 10+ year member]

I am right.Put a fuse near the batt. 100 amp or so fuse in the fuse holder up there. Run it to the distro block, Have you 8 and 4 go into the amps. NO OTHER FUSES NEED. Jesus christ. It's not rocket science. The fuse will pop before the amps see the rise. And your amp fuses will pop before it ever sees the amp. SO just do as i say