Wire Guage?

[Chris101 10+ year member]

I was wondering how do i pick out what guage amp wiring i need? How do u know which one you need? I have a JBL 600.1 and two JL AUDIO W3's

THanks

-CHris

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[phoneman 10+ year member]

4 gauge power and ground, 12 gauge spkr

 

[mykeys 10+ year member]

Here is a quick idea of which size wire to use at 16 feet.. If it is less add a bit more..etc.

10AWG - 200 watts

8 AWG- 500 watts

4 AWG-1000 watts

02 AWG-2000 Watts

01 AWG you can power a city block with this stuff dont worry about it.

Mike

 

[Chris101 10+ year member]

Ok, so if I need a four guage does this sound like everying i need?

17 feet of 4-gauge translucent red power cable

3 feet of 4-gauge translucent black ground cable

AGU fuse holder and 50-amp fuse

17 feet of 18-gauge tinned silver turn-on lead

2 platinum-plated ring terminals

wire ties

protective grommet

This is from Rockford Fosgate, What are all the wires that i need to hook my system up, and why is there only 3 feet of ground wire. Thanks

-Chris

 

[JTz62 10+ year member]

Originally posted by Chris101 Ok, so if I need a four guage does this sound like everying i need?

 

17 feet of 4-gauge translucent red power cable

3 feet of 4-gauge translucent black ground cable

AGU fuse holder and 50-amp fuse

17 feet of 18-gauge tinned silver turn-on lead

2 platinum-plated ring terminals

wire ties

protective grommet

 

This is from Rockford Fosgate, What are all the wires that i need to hook my system up, and why is there only 3 feet of ground wire. Thanks

 

-Chris

Because you should always keep your ground as short as possible. Sounds like you have everything you need except for RCA's.