wiring for two amps

[kigidy 10+ year member]

i have searched the forums and i cant seem to find what i need to know so im going to ask it.

I have a jl 1000/1 on 2 13w6v2's. the amp is running on 4 gauge wire and i want to add a second amp for highs. i will also mention that i have two optima yellow tops, with 4 gauge running between them, then 4 gauge from the second battery to the amp. could i add a 300/4 to the setup without having to replace the 4 gauge from the battery to the battery. or could i just add a 8 gauge cable from the first battery two the second to give it some more juice. thanks for your help

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[jmoreno150 10+ year member]

i hear alotta wiring but did u fuse anything?

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

I would upgrade to at least 2ga all the way through (alt to batt, batt to batt). From there run fused 4 ga to the 1000/1 and 300/4. Nice amps give them the current that they need.

 

[dleccord 5,000+ posts]

Make sure your wirings are tight and clean. They are picky amps, the slash series.

 

[kigidy 10+ year member]

yes i have circuit breakers. one between the two batteries and one between the second battery and the amp. I really want to get rid of the idea of replacing the 4 gauge because i just installed it. what if i just ran some wire from the first battery to another amp. would this be ok. also what if i just ran a 2 channel amp for a set of comp[onents for the front and keep the facvtory speakers in the back. would sound quality in the back seat of a 2002 explorer suffer greatly

 

[corto 10+ year member]

yes i have circuit breakers. one between the two batteries and one between the second battery and the amp. I really want to get rid of the idea of replacing the 4 gauge because i just installed it. what if i just ran some wire from the first battery to another amp. would this be ok. also what if i just ran a 2 channel amp for a set of comp[onents for the front and keep the facvtory speakers in the back. would sound quality in the back seat of a 2002 explorer suffer greatly

will circuit breakers work lol??????

 

[kigidy 10+ year member]

why wouldnt circuit breakers work. i had one in my last install and it worked. it wasnt big enough and it tripped about every other day. so you cant say they dont work.

 

[jmoreno150 10+ year member]

I would upgrade to at least 2ga all the way through (alt to batt, batt to batt). From there run fused 4 ga to the 1000/1 and 300/4. Nice amps give them the current that they need.

exactly i would do 0ga but its all good. hope they are manual reset breakers bro.

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

I dont trust breakers. Never heard of a fuse failing to blow, but I've heard of breakers welding themselves shut.