Wire size argument

[AllenH427 10+ year member]

Okay, so last year when my dad and I were hooking up my (first) subs, he thought my 8 awg wire (battery to amp)was ridiculously large. He plays guitar, and his argument is that he is running more watts through his amp, with a smaller cord which he plugs into and outlet, and it gets a ton louder. I don't really have a good point on why you need such big wires ie 4 or 0/1 gauge. He is pulling more power through at outlet, out of a smaller cord.

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[hondarider 10+ year member]

That would be because he is using alternating current at a much higher voltage compared to your car...

 

[Ace_Protege 10+ year member]

tell him car audio is different than guitar amps. his sons SAFETY is on the line. Does he want you to run insufficient wire and have your car catch on fire? it wouldnt hurt to show him some pictures of melted wire either, heres one i found. im sure someone here has some more

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

you and your father need to learn more about electricity and get to know some formulas

 

[91Chevy 10+ year member]

Yeah, first off AC and DC are completely different animals. Second, as mentioned, your safety is on the line, and he should understand this. 8awg is still very small for car audio. Tell him to install a 2k watt system with 10awg in his vehicle //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[roarzorz 10+ year member]

Comparing AC voltage to DC voltage already shows he doesn't have a clue. Do not take any electrical advice from that guy ever.

 

[clouduz 10+ year member]

Comparing AC voltage to DC voltage already shows he doesn't have a clue. Do not take any electrical advice from that guy ever.

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[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

As a weird historical note, Thomas Edison pushed for DC power distribution, and NYC still had a working DC power system until only a couple of years ago //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

As a weird historical note, Thomas Edison pushed for DC power distribution, and NYC still had a working DC power system until only a couple of years ago //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

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link?

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/14/off-goes-the-power-current-started-by-thomas-edison/

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/14/off-goes-the-power-current-started-by-thomas-edison/

cool....thnx

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/14/off-goes-the-power-current-started-by-thomas-edison/

interesting read

 

[bigaudiofanati2 10+ year member]

That would be because he is using alternating current at a much higher voltage compared to your car...

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[AllenH427 10+ year member]

He brought up AC vs DC, but I didn't get what he was talking about. He still insisted on my wires being too big.

 

[basscort2009 5,000+ posts]

guitar amp sees a wall outlets 120 volts >>>> car amps see 14.4 volts in most cases