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fronzizzle 
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Posted: November 17, 2011 at 7:46 AM / IP Logged  
When I was redoing the interior of my car, I ran all of the amp wires to the back of the vehicle - power, ground, remote on.  After getting everything back together, I realized that I wanted to run LED lights, too.  I'd rather not try to run additional wires back there now, I know I can use a relay to power both the amp and the lights but it it a bad idea to use the amp power wire to power the relay, too?  Obviously I'd have to tie into it with a smaller wire (running 4 gauge).  If it matters, the amp I'm going to be powering is going to be 300-400 watts max. 
jmelton86 
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Posted: November 17, 2011 at 8:10 AM / IP Logged  
4g can safely carry up to 150a @ 12v (up to ~1200wRMS worth of amplifier power) -depending on how long the run is.
So, since you'll only be powering a "300-400 watts max" amplifier, I'll say that your 4g will be fine to power a relay for your lights.
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