Will this work?

[SirClay 10+ year member]

I am about to wire my JL w6 v2 up. I was told at my local audio store that 16 gauge will be alright to use. I thought it was to small. It is only going to be like 6 feet long connected to a jbl 600.1 amp. What do yall think?

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[LightningStryk7 10+ year member]

wiring from battery to amp? or from amp to sub?

If its form bat to amp //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/nono.gif.eca61d170185779e0921b0faa9704973.gif , but it might be alright from amp to sub, but 12 awg is better and would only cost a little bit more.

 

[SirClay 10+ year member]

amp to sub. I got this wire free, thats why i am using it.

 

[94CamryBumpin 10+ year member]

ya like u said in your first post...might be a bit too small...better to go bigger than smaller IMHO...i would recommend 10 or 12 ga.

 

[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

Yeah I would go 12 guage... maybe 10

 

[Tirefryr 10+ year member]

16 guage is fine. There will be NO difference between 16 or 10, 12, whatever guage, other than price.

 

[hoss 5,000+ posts]

6 feet of wire from the amp to the sub? thats pretty far away from the amp...

but that wire will be fine. not too much power, and its going a fairly short distance.

 

[SirClay 10+ year member]

well I just hooked up everything and I am getting very little sound out of my sub, something is wrong. do you think i have to small of wire? or is there some other problem you think?

 

[jsloan10 10+ year member]

The 16 gauge wire should do fine untill you get a chance of getting something thicker. it sounds like an install issue causing your trouble, check all the easy stupid stuff first like polarity,amp gain and head unit settings and make sure the box is right (no leaks, right size ect) and report back.

 

[SirClay 10+ year member]

Well, I checked all the connections and they are fine. I put a volt meter up to the speaker terminals and its reading nothing. but, when I hook up my sub, it will move but it won't get very loud. I don't know what the hell the problem is. I am thinking I might have bought a broken amp. agh.....

 

[T9X 10+ year member]

Have you checked your gain settings? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

16Ga is more than enough for that setup. Anything bigger is overkill.

 

[SirClay 10+ year member]

I am ca.com's official idiot. My volt meter was in DC not AC. My system is thumping now //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif