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<blockquote data-quote="plug" data-source="post: 8732244" data-attributes="member: 563604">
<table style='width: 100%'><tr><td>Speaker Wire Gauge Chart</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ohms</td><td>100w/10ft</td><td>300w/30ft</td><td>1kw/100ft</td><td>3kw/300ft</td></tr><tr><td>0.5</td><td>12</td><td>10</td><td>8</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>14</td><td>12</td><td>10</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>16</td><td>14</td><td>12</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>18</td><td>16</td><td>14</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>20</td><td>18</td><td>16</td><td>14</td></tr></table>Credit to Richard Clark for the chart: &quot;to use the chart select the run length or wattage, whichever is greatest&quot;Edit: Found some more info he included with the chart:&quot;here is my recomendation for a no holds barred SPL or SQ system....bigger wire than this chart calls for will gain you nothing....... however for a non critical application it is ok to go one size smaller----- or two sizes smaller if it is a budget system............to use the chart select the run length or wattage----whichever is greatest-------Watts/Length of wirethe values are rounded out to the nearest wire size.....if your amp wattage or wire length falls in between use the next larger size wire&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="plug, post: 8732244, member: 563604"] [TABLE] [TR] [TD]Speaker Wire Gauge Chart[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Ohms[/TD] [TD]100w/10ft[/TD] [TD]300w/30ft[/TD] [TD]1kw/100ft[/TD] [TD]3kw/300ft[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]0.5[/TD] [TD]12[/TD] [TD]10[/TD] [TD]8[/TD] [TD]4[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]1[/TD] [TD]14[/TD] [TD]12[/TD] [TD]10[/TD] [TD]6[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]2[/TD] [TD]16[/TD] [TD]14[/TD] [TD]12[/TD] [TD]10[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]4[/TD] [TD]18[/TD] [TD]16[/TD] [TD]14[/TD] [TD]12[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]8[/TD] [TD]20[/TD] [TD]18[/TD] [TD]16[/TD] [TD]14[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Credit to Richard Clark for the chart: "to use the chart select the run length or wattage, whichever is greatest" Edit: Found some more info he included with the chart: "here is my recomendation for a no holds barred SPL or SQ system....bigger wire than this chart calls for will gain you nothing....... however for a non critical application it is ok to go one size smaller----- or two sizes smaller if it is a budget system............to use the chart select the run length or wattage----whichever is greatest------- Watts/Length of wire the values are rounded out to the nearest wire size.....if your amp wattage or wire length falls in between use the next larger size wire" [/QUOTE]

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