where can i find 0 gauge Spade connectors?

[04blackgmc 10+ year member]

Every place around here only has 0 lug connectors, i need spade to connect to the amp, OR can i use something else?

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[CHIT0WNZHUSTLA 10+ year member]

just stick the wire into the amp?

 

[04blackgmc 10+ year member]

I guess i could do that...

 

[jujumantb 10+ year member]

use 4 guage connectors and carefully trim the wire down to fit...

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

What kind of amp with spade connectors do you need to run 0 gauge to??????

I would throw a 0ga in, 4ga out distro block in there somewhere, i've never seen anything that powerful with spade hookups, tho, just kenwood and sony who insist on spades for all of their amps.

 

[jujumantb 10+ year member]

What kind of amp with spade connectors do you need to run 0 gauge to??????
I would throw a 0ga in, 4ga out distro block in there somewhere, i've never seen anything that powerful with spade hookups, tho, just kenwood and sony who insist on spades for all of their amps.

distro blocks are expensive though, trimming down is the best option if he cant find 0awg spades

 

[djfrestyl 10+ year member]

+1...what amp takes 0awg?

Get standard crimp on 0awg ring terminals and cut em into the shape of a spade.

 

[rippinitup7 10+ year member]

i never seen an amp that requires 0 gauge spade conntectors...i don't even think anyone makes some. throw in a 0 to 4 gauge distro block and then you can buy some spade connectors through stinger and plenty of other companies.

 

[04blackgmc 10+ year member]

Im using 4 gauge for my power wire, but i want a nice ground so im going to 0 guage, i just used some 4 guage connectors and made it work.

 

[jujumantb 10+ year member]

i just used some 4 guage connectors and made it work.

for the third time, YES! DOnt blow money on a distro block... trim down the wire.

 

[04blackgmc 10+ year member]

yep got em tight and then used some Tape.

 

[traksta15 10+ year member]

trimmed down mine to fit in my 1200d for my ground.......terminals were a b***h to find in my town, oreilly's had to special order them.....

 

[Ali1 10+ year member]

Hmmmmmmmmmm

 

[jujumantb 10+ year member]

i did the same thing (trimming wires to fit the terminals), but i was told that if you trim the wire to whatever size, it does not act like the 0G you intended to have. So if you have a 0G wire and you trim the wire that looks like 4G to fit in the terminal, than that wire acts as a 4g. The point in upgrading your wires is to get the most out of your electrical system through the wires. If you trim the wire, your limiting the amount of current to go through. It's ok, if you trim just a tad bit, but if trim atleast half, your just wasting the wire itself.

I didn't beleive this and i just trimmed the wire soo much, it looked less than a 4G. Then when i found out about this, i replaced my terminals with 1/0G, and it fitted nicely. And it helped my dimming significantly. Plus i got them off ebay!

Totally, completely, against all logic... wrong. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

Current doesnt "bottleneck" like you are thinking. If your logic were true, the fuse on your power wire would make the ENTIRE wire act like ~22 guage wire (about how thick mosts fuses are), we know this isnt true.

The only thing that affects current in this case is resistance. A fuse's added resistance will only factor in MINUTELY to current flow. You may even see some hardcore competitors not using a power wire fuse so they can get that extra .01volt to their amps. Seeing how a fuse is EXTREMELY thin, you can now see how trimming down 0guage wire to 4 gauge wire for 3/4 inch length will NOT effect the current carrying capabilities of the wire what-so-ever. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

You can also think of it in terms of guage vs length. We know that the current carrying capabilities of any given wire is almost completely determined by the guage AND length of the wire (also the type and quality of the metal, but thats not important to this discussion). These two factors are important because they both factor highly into the overall resistance of the wire. For example, a 12 guage wire for a 15 foot run will have pretty high resistance when you start trying to run 50amps DC through it to feed your amps, but if you cut that length down to , say, 1 foot, you will exponentially decrease the resistance and thus increase current carrying capabilities. Same goes for gauge, keeping length constant. If you have a 15 foot run of 16 guage as a power wire, it will have TONS of resistance and not much current can pass through. Switch that to 0/1guage, and you, again, exponentially increase current carrying capabilities. (note we are not factoring in safety here, with resistance comes heat, and with heat comes fire, thats why we dont use 16 guage as power wire, the current, instead of going to the amp, turns into heat on the wire and starts fires, hence we use fuses).

Now, for any of this to relavent, think of a fuse as simply a 1 inch run of 16 guage wire. Because it is SOOOO short, that 16 guage run of wire can handle ALOT of current. The same thing goes for that 3/4" of wire we trimmed down.

 

[Ali1 10+ year member]

So i should tell him that he's wrong and tell him what you told me?

I had a feeling about the fuse, too. Just sounded awkward when i was told that i needed to stop trimming the wires.