Wiring Help

[Sem2005 10+ year member]

Ok I need some help with this.....

I need 1/0 Guage Wire so I am going with the Lightning Audio 1/0 Guage wire for like 2.99 a foot on thezeb.com. What else do I need for this? I have a capacitor too. How many ring terminals do i need and does it matter if i use the "crimp stlye" terminals?

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[Gauntlet 5,000+ posts]

What you will need:

Crimp-style terminals will be fine, although personally I prefer these http://www.sounddomain.com/sku/PHOQRT1 You'll need a terminal for the battery, capacitor power and ground, and the amps ground. They also make separate terminals for the ground, like this http://www.sounddomain.com/sku/PHOZGP100

Your amp most likely only has up to 4 gauge inputs, so you will need something like this http://www.sounddomain.com/sku/STIS04ADAPT

 

[Sem2005 10+ year member]

those imputs are 1/0 guage i am begining to worry about my alternator if the amp will draw 150 amps of current....what exactly is an external fuse?

 

[Gauntlet 5,000+ posts]

What kind of amp is it? How many ameperes is your current alternator?

An external fuse would be a fuse on the power wire

 

[Sem2005 10+ year member]

its the MTX8100D amp and I dont know how many amps the alternator is, its a 2000 chevy tahoe. Do you think its too much power i have a one farad cap? Will the alt last?

 

[Savant 10+ year member]

If you aren't so worried about looks, etc.. you can use welding wire as power wire (at least, someone here says they use it and it's fine, I have some comming but don't know if it works all that well yet... Should be fine though).. There is a post about cheap power wire out there that has the link.. 73 cents a foot (instead of $3)..

You will need an inline fuse near the battery (and fuse holder obviously).. I have #2 wire comming, I think it's AWG2 (rated at 250 amps at 25 ft) and your amp probably won't take that.. so you would need some way to make that wire smaller (there are gauge adapters out there) before it got in the amp (unless it's set for 0 gauge)..

you will also need a battery terminal connector for the power wire.. and a piece of ground wire for the amp (same size as the feed into the amp)..

hope that helps..

 

[Sem2005 10+ year member]

can you tell me if you think that my alternator will be able to handle that kind of power? its a 2000 tahoe....mtx81000D.

 

[Gauntlet 5,000+ posts]

can you tell me if you think that my alternator will be able to handle that kind of power? its a 2000 tahoe....mtx81000D.

My guess would be......most likely not, although you never know for sure until you test it out. I could give you a better answer if you found out how many amps your current alt has

 

[Sem2005 10+ year member]

ok i bought a hifonics 4 channel zeus 6400. its rated at 340x2 at 2 ohms or something like that. will that power my subs they RMS at 400, they are the mtx 8000s? That will draw less current right? and it will accept 4 guage wire

 

[Sem2005 10+ year member]

i think my alt may be around 100 amps

 

[Gauntlet 5,000+ posts]

That HiFonics should be fine....did you actually order it already? Cuz there are better amps out there......I'd recommend the Cadence Z9000, $270, 400x2 @ 2 ohms and overall a better amplifier than the HiFonics

 

[Sem2005 10+ year member]

its 130 amps

 

[Sem2005 10+ year member]

yeah i already have it, looked like a good one to me, my alternator is 130 amps

 

[Gauntlet 5,000+ posts]

You should be perfectly fine with that setup

Were you planning to power those two MTX8000's with the 8100D?

 

[Sem2005 10+ year member]

yep is that ok?